Lightweight, Day/Night Wide-Area Motion Imagery Sensor
for the Insitu Integrator™ Tactical UAS

BlackKite-I is an infrared (IR) wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) sensor configured specifically for the payload bay of the Insitu Integrator, a Group 3 unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Like larger day/night WAMI systems, BlackKite-I monitors a city-sized area in near real-time, detecting and tracking all significant movers in the scene, while also recording events for later analysis. BlackKite-I employs our multi-modal edge processor (MMEP), a high-performance processor that converts gigabytes of data into geo-tagged imagery—eight hours of which can be stored locally, while the sensor is still airborne. Operators on the ground access live and recorded IR imagery from the WAMI system, in real time.

FEATURES

  • Ultra-lightweight – less than 28 lbs
  • Coverage of an area up to twelve square kilometers
  • Resolution optimized to track vehicles and detect moving dismounts
  • High-performance, real-time onboard multi-modal edge processor (MMEP)
  • Onboard storage of up to eleven hours of mission data
  • Transmission of multiple unique streaming video windows to operators on the ground
  • Imagery transmitted to handheld devices
  • User-defined “watchboxes” provide automated detection alerts

MISSION SETS

  • Force protection
  • Tactical-level persistent surveillance
  • Route reconnaissance and overwatch
  • Border security
  • Police aerial patrol
  • Suspect tracking
  • Data-driven policing
  • Monitoring wildfires and suppression progress
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POWERFUL INFRARED WIDE-AREA MOTION
IMAGERY FOR THE INSITU INTEGRATOR™

The BlackKite-I IR WAMI system provides constant streams of geo-located real-time and forensic imagery for
multiple users, all from the payload bay of the Insitu Integrator. Employing a midwave
IR sensor, the BlackKite-I can monitor a citysized area both day and night.
  • Bay Size

    41 in L x 12 in W x 8 in H
    (105 cm x 31 cm x 21 cm)

  • Bay Weight

    < 28 lbs (13 kg)

  • Bay Power

    < 300 W max, < 250 W nominal

  • Processing

    Processing embedded in payload

  • Operational altitude

    5,000 ft – 12,000 ft (1,500 m – 4,000 m) AGL

  • Refresh Rate

    1 Hz

  • GCS/SCS Archive Length

    160 hrs, expandable

  • Areas of Coverage

    2.2 sq km at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) AGL
    12.0 sq km at 12,000 ft (4,000 m) AGL

  • Cross-cueing

    Yes

  • Imagery Transmission

    Onboard, control centers, mobile devices

  • GSDs

    < 0.25 m at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) AGL
    0.6 m at 12,000 ft (4,000 m) AGL

  • Viewer Windows

    Up to 10 unique streaming video windows

  • Internal processing

    Compact embedded processing includes
    north-up rendering, real-time and DVR-like
    streaming, and full-mission storage

  • Imaging Modality

    3 Mpx InSb MWIR 10 μm px realizing 54 Mpx
    composite image

  • Onboard Archive Length

    ~ 5 hrs (4 TB drive), ~ 11 hrs (8 TB drive)

  • Datalink

    Internal datalink, providing a fully
    integrated single LRU

PAYLOAD SIZE, WEIGHT, AND POWER
  • Bay Size

    41 in L x 12 in W x 8 in H
    (105 cm x 31 cm x 21 cm)

  • Bay Weight

    < 28 lbs (13 kg)

  • Bay Power

    < 300 W max, < 250 W nominal

  • Processing

    Processing embedded in payload

PERFORMANCE
  • Operational altitude

    5,000 ft – 12,000 ft (1,500 m – 4,000 m) AGL

  • Refresh Rate

    1 Hz

  • GCS/SCS Archive Length

    160 hrs, expandable

  • Areas of Coverage

    2.2 sq km at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) AGL
    12.0 sq km at 12,000 ft (4,000 m) AGL

  • Cross-cueing

    Yes

  • Imagery Transmission

    Onboard, control centers, mobile devices

  • GSDs

    < 0.25 m at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) AGL
    0.6 m at 12,000 ft (4,000 m) AGL

  • Viewer Windows

    Up to 10 unique streaming video windows

  • Internal processing

    Compact embedded processing includes
    north-up rendering, real-time and DVR-like
    streaming, and full-mission storage

  • Imaging Modality

    3 Mpx InSb MWIR 10 μm px realizing 54 Mpx
    composite image

  • Onboard Archive Length

    ~ 5 hrs (4 TB drive), ~ 11 hrs (8 TB drive)

  • Datalink

    Internal datalink, providing a fully
    integrated single LRU

GROUND/SENSOR CONTROL STATION

Ground/Sensor Control Station can be customized for greater/longer data retention based on customer needs.

Sensor Control and Exploitation

Ground-based (transportable or fixed) and/or aircraft-based

Components

Control server, client, archive server, storage array, UPS, accessories

GCS/SCS Size

8 U, 30 in rack depth

GCS/SCS Weight

< 250 lbs (115 kg) / < 400 lbs (180 kg) with cases

GCS/SCS Power

< 1 KW, 100% duty cycle

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