VISION RESEARCH IMAGING TECHNOLOGY PLAYS CRUCIAL ROLE IN NASA’S NEW HIGH-SPEED PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT IMAGING SYSTEM<\/p>\n
The Vision Research Phantom Miro 3
\nOne of Advanced Imaging Magazine’s 2009 Solutions of the Year
\n(http:\/\/www.advancedimagingpro.com\/publication\/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=5673), the new high-speed parachute deployment imaging system is the first system of its kind to be qualified to fly on board a space launch vehicle. According to the magazine, engineers at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center’s Space Systems Department used commercially available imaging hardware to construct the system, all which were rated at 100-G shock loads, and to ensure the equipment would be able to endure the higher shock loads associated with an actual Ares I flight, high-performance elastomer padding was used to dampen the unit.
\nThe Phantom Miro 3 is one of the most rugged digital high-speed cameras offered by Vision Research and was designed specifically for use in some of the most harsh environments, including within vehicles during high-speed crash testing. Such a design made the Phantom Miro 3 the ideal digital high-speed camera for NASA’s new high-speed parachute deployment imaging system; however, modifications would need to be made to the camera, before it could be incorporated into the system and cleared for flight.
\n“The Phantom Miro 3 inherently is an extremely sturdy camera,” said Richard Toftness, vice president of research and development for Vision Research. “Although performing exceptionally well in shock and vibration tests, Vision Research engineers worked with NASA to make additional adjustments to the camera to assure optimal performance in the environment in which it would be used. The camera was further modified to improve the internal support of all PCBs, and the DRAM memory and lithium battery were restrained with specially designed materials which provided added support and static protection. The entire Vision Research R&D team was extremely pleased with the results of NASA’s tests.”
\nThe Phantom Miro 3 features a high-performance, proprietary CMOS imaging sensor which offers a maximum resolution of 800 x 600 at which the camera can record at a speed of 1,265 frames-per-second (fps). At reduced resolutions, the camera can record at more than 111,000 fps. The Phantom Miro 3 CMOS sensor also offers exceptional light sensitivity. The monochrome CMOS sensor is rated at ISO 4,800 and the color CMOS sensor is rated at ISO 1,000
\n(ISO 12232 SAT). An important specification, especially when recording the high-speed deployment of the NASA’s new parachute system, is the camera’s shutter speed. With shutter speeds as low as two microseconds, NASA has the ability to freeze objects in motion, eliminate blur, and bring out the image detail needed for successful motion analysis of the new parachute deployment system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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