Seeker head
A seeker head is a movable technical camera device that is used for active object recognition and tracking. Seeker heads are used in helicopters , combat aircraft , battle tanks , clearing vehicles and, above all, guided missiles .
construction
The arrangement, which is movable in several axes and consists of an actively controllable suspension with vibration damping , one or more cameras and a lens system with protective hood, is controlled by electronics in such a way that it always points to a specific object regardless of the movement of the vehicle or aircraft carrying it Target object shows.
function
The control is usually carried out automatically by an electronic control system , which is controlled by the target tracking unit on the basis of mathematical image processing and object recognition , or manually by the surgeon.
Applications
- Thermal imaging camera in police helicopters
- Automatic guided missiles
- Main battle tanks and planes (optical, military)
- Radar surveillance aircraft (moving directional radar at the tip)
- Autonomous robots (mostly as stereo cameras )