Hood Tech Vision’s UAV Imaging System Successful in Evaluation Tests of RQ-21A

July 17, 2013 - PRLog -- Hood Tech Vision’s imaging system on the RQ-21A UAV has successfully completed the engineering, manufacturing, and development phase, and is ready for transition to initial production.

Hood River, OR, July 17, 2013 -- Hood Tech Vision’s imaging system on the RQ-21A UAV has successfully completed the engineering, manufacturing, and development phase, and is ready for transition to initial production.

From:  Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc., Hood River, Oregon
Date:  July 16, 2013
Subject:  Hood Tech Vision’s UAV Imaging System Successful in Evaluation Tests of RQ-21A
Contact:  Dr. Andy von Flotow, Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc., 541-387-2288, andy@hoodtech.com

According to Aerospace Manufacturing and Design (http://www.onlineamd.com/amd0713-news-uas.aspx) the RQ-21A reached Milestone C of the US navy’s test program for the UAV and Hood Tech Vision’s imaging system, a multi-spectral (electro-optical and infrared), fully gimbaled, 36X-zoom unit.  The way is now clear for low-rate initial production, following this final flight evaluation.

When Hood Tech began producing 800-gm video-camera turrets in 1998, it enabled an entirely new class of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).  Hood Technology Vision now designs and manufactures imaging and video processing systems at the highest level of the National Imagery Interpretability Rating Scale (NIIRS):  level 9.  Hood Tech matches improved stabilization technology with electro-optical lenses that zoom up to 170 times.  This results in a field of view of 0.3 degrees, in a package that weighs less than six kg.  Designed for manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), boats, land vehicles, and stationary mounts, the reliability and utility of Hood Tech’s daylight and thermal imaging products has been demonstrated over more than 700,000 hours of use in a variety of temperatures, humidity, dust, smoke, haze, and other environmental factors (http://www.hoodtechvision.com).

Dr. Andy von Flotow founded Hood Technology in Hood River, Oregon in 1992.  Along with the design and manufacture of stabilized imaging systems, Hood Tech:

Develops, tests, and manufactures launch and retrieval systems for UAVs
Operates controlled launch and quiet wind tunnel test facilities
Monitors blade vibrations in industrial turbines and jet engines, including diagnostic methods that predict possible future failures.

The Hood Tech web site is:  www.hoodtech.com

Contact:
Andy von Flotow
Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc.,
3100 Cascade
Hood River, OR 97031
541-387-2288
ken@hoodtech.com
http://www.hoodtech.com