MS120FA Two-Axis Four-Light Pod

The MS120FA electro-optical pod consists of an uncooled infrared thermal imager, long and short focal length visible light cameras ( 12.5x hybrid zoom), a laser rangefinder, a two-axis servo-stabilized platform, and an image processing component (autonomous recognition and tracking) . It features ultra-small size, ultra-light weight, high precision, and low latency, and can be applied to small and micro UAVs to perform day and night reconnaissance and surveillance missions over target areas.

The optoelectronic pod uses an uncooled infrared thermal imager and a visible light camera to detect, identify, and track ground targets around the clock, while simultaneously outputting infrared and visible light video in real time for mission personnel to view.

The pod has been adapted to several mainstream flight control platforms in China, enabling seamless integration with flight control systems; it can also be connected to the ViewControlStudio display and control software platform of our organization, assisting the overall unit in quickly completing the development of the UAV system.

This optoelectronic pod is mainly used in scenarios such as reconnaissance, guidance, border patrol, personnel search and rescue, and forest fire prevention.

Actual product photos

Figure 1 Product Image

I. Product Functions

a) It has self-testing and fault reporting functions;

b) It has the ability to detect long-wave infrared and visible light bands and can output infrared and visible light images;

c) It has a 12.5x visible light hybrid zoom function;

d) Equipped with laser ranging capability;

e) Visible light has optical zoom, autofocus, manual focus and low light functions;

f) The infrared sensor features 1-4x electronic amplification and 6 color palette switching functions;

g) Possesses the ability to move freely along two axes: azimuth and pitch;

h) It has multiple working modes such as automatic search , manual search, follow-up, attitude stabilization, and tracking;

i) In manual search mode, it has the function of receiving commands from the control station and completing pod operations;

j) Possesses the ability to isolate carrier disturbances and stabilize the line of sight;

k) It has the function of locking /unlocking targets, and after locking the target, the pod outputs an image with a tracking frame;

l) It has an automatic target tracking function, which can automatically track targets and has the ability to resist natural interference;

m) It has a memory tracking function, which can recapture the target in a short time after it is briefly lost;

n) It has the function of adjusting the gate size;

o) Features tracking point switching functionality;

p) The target coordinates can be calculated based on laser ranging and UAV attitude information;

q) It can communicate bidirectionally with the control station via RS422/100Mbps network and output information such as infrared images, visible light images, system working status, camera working status, and optical axis position;

r) It has photo and video recording functions ;

II. Mounting Platform

Vertical take-off fixed-wing drones, rotary-wing drones, tethered drones, etc.

III. Main Technical Parameters

model	S120FA
Infrared thermal imager
Detector type	Uncooled focal plane detector
Operating band	8 m 14 m
Detector resolution	640 512
Pixel size	12 m
Lens focal length	25mm
Field of view	17.5 14.0
Pseudo-color	10 types
Numbers multiplied	1.0 4.0X
Noise equivalent temperature difference	NETD 50mK
Minimum distinguishable temperature difference	MRTD 500mK
Wide-angle visible light camera
resolution	1920 1080
focal length	8mm
Field of view	38 22
Long-range visible light camera
resolution	1920 1080
focal length	50mm
Field of view	6.4 3.6
Laser rangefinder
wavelength	1535nm
Maximum ranging distance	2km (under conditions of visibility 15km)
Minimum ranging distance	20m
Distance measurement accuracy	2m
Ranging frequency	1Hz
Servo Platform
Orientation angle	-110 +110
Pitch angle	-90 to +30 (positive for upward)
Angular position accuracy	0.05
Stable accuracy	0.1mrad (1 1 /2Hz, 2 1Hz)
Maximum angular velocity	Azimuth 90 /s, Pitch 90 /s
Maximum tracking angular velocity	Azimuth 20 /s, Pitch 20 /s
System Indicators
Image tracking	Automatically track selected target
AI recognition	Automatic detection and identification of typical targets
Rated operating voltage	24VDC
Power supply voltage range	12V to 32VDC
power	Stable power consumption: 15W (peak power-on current 5A)
weight	600g
volume	105mm 91.4mm 148.4mm
interface
Control Interface	RS422/100Mbps Ethernet
Video interface	HD-SDI/Synchronous 422/100Mbps Ethernet/HDMI
Storage interface	128G memory card (Mini SD card)
Image format	JPG format
Video format	AVI format
Environmental adaptability
Operating temperature	-40 to +60
Storage temperature	-45 65
Vibration conditions	The acceleration is 2g; 30 minutes each in the vertical, horizontal and longitudinal directions.
Impact conditions	Peak acceleration 20g, duration 11ms
Protection level	Protect from light rain