Optical Alchemy announces successful flight tests of gimbal system
Optical Alchemy, in a joint effort with their integration partner CenTauri Solutions, recently demonstrated successful operation of their High Definition, Geo-Referenced, 6.4 Inch, 14 pound gimbal for a government customer.
Despite the harsh vibration conditions of an unmanned VTOL platform, the gimbal system was able to compensate for the vibration and deliver outstanding quality high definition transport streams (video + metadata). Jay Tome, Vice President of Customer Support and Integration at Optical Alchemy, said "The biggest challenge we faced was image stability. On a high vibration platform it's very difficult to remove all the jitter, especially with high definition video. When we finished the stabilization and saw those outstanding high definition video streams from the bird in flight...well it was simply incredible." Government and industry observers were also impressed.
High Definition video is a significant improvement over standard-definition video as it provides wide field of view and thus greatly improved situational awareness. Also, the High Definition camera improves image quality even at high zoom factor allowing for easier and more accurate target detection and identification. In addition to outstanding video quality, the Optical Alchemy Team demonstrated high-accuracy geo-referencing performance, and the ability to dwell on target for extended periods of time. Optical Alchemy has developed this technology to support real-time ISR and anti-IED operations for forward deployed soldiers.
Source: Optical Alchemy
Follow Shephard News on Twitter
More from Uncrewed Vehicles
-
![Cummings Aerospace showcases Hellhound loitering munition designed for US Army’s LASSO programme (video)]()
Cummings Aerospace showcases Hellhound loitering munition designed for US Army’s LASSO programme (video)
Cummings Aerospace presented its turbojet-powered Hellhound loitering munition at SOF Week 2025, offering a man-portable solution aligned with the US Army’s LASSO requirements.
-
![SOF Week 2025: PDW unveils attritable FPV drone for SOF operations at scale]()
SOF Week 2025: PDW unveils attritable FPV drone for SOF operations at scale
PDW has revealed its Attritable Multirotor First Person View drone at SOF Week 2025, offering special operations forces a low-cost, rapidly deployable platform for strike and ISR missions, inspired by battlefield lessons from Ukraine.
-
![SOF Week 2025: Teledyne FLIR white paper provides guidance on reusable loitering munitions]()
SOF Week 2025: Teledyne FLIR white paper provides guidance on reusable loitering munitions
Teledyne FLIR is highlighting the emerging requirements for 'recoverable and re-usable' loitering munitions across the contemporary operating environment during this week’s SOF Week conference in Tampa, Florida.
-
![SOF Week 2025: Kraken Technology group debuts K3 Scout USV in North America]()
SOF Week 2025: Kraken Technology group debuts K3 Scout USV in North America
High-performance maritime industry player Kraken Technology Group, based in the UK, has used the SOF Week conference in Tampa, Florida this week to debut its K3 Scout uncrewed surface vessel (USV) to the North American market.
-
![Palladyne AI and Red Cat to demonstrate capabilities for autonomous drone swarms to the US military]()
Palladyne AI and Red Cat to demonstrate capabilities for autonomous drone swarms to the US military
Red Cat and Palladyne AI recently conducted a cross-platform collaborative flight involving three diverse heterogeneous drones.
-
![Jammer resistant drone designs spark search for countermeasures]()
Jammer resistant drone designs spark search for countermeasures
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has driven another stage of evolution for drones and the counter measures to defend against them.
