Active-Passive System of Safe Nap-of-the-Earth Piloting

Abstract

The problem of the synthesis, analysis, and information support of a semiautomatic aircraft control system during a nap-of-the-earth (NOE) flight is solved. It is assumed that laser-ranging (LR), television (TV), and thermal imaging (TI) methods are used to remotely sense the underlying surface (US). The algorithm for integrated information processing and displaying images is proposed. The control system is synthesized, the parameters are optimized, and the real-time simulation is carried out using the full-scale registration of LR and TV images of industrial-urban scenes with forestpark zones. It is proved that the system can ensure safe piloting at an altitude of less than 10 m over a difficult terrain at flight velocities of 200 to 400 km/h.