Airborne application

In military application there are numerous tests where high speed cameras are imminent to provide insight on high speed events. Application ranging from use of camera onboard fighter aircraft for weapon system integration to ground tests where mechanical systems undergo stress tests.

For an airborne application the X-EMA camera underwent an extensive evaluation period with a world renowned military aircraft manufacturer. The camera was mounted in several positions including in the aircraft body and under the wings exposed to the natural environment.

Together with this aircraft manufacturer many hardware extensions as well as hardware and firmware modifications have been developed.

The camera was set for multiple sequence recording and with each flight 2-4 sequences have been taken. After the last recording was finished the download to the built in CF card started automatically while the aircraft returned to the base. On arrival of the aircraft the data was already stored in the Compact Flash card. The ground staff connected the Gigabit Ethernet link to the cameras after arrival and streamed the data to disk. For data security the CF card was removed and stored until the data was transferred to the central archive.