Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 53, Issue 4, 20230700(2024)

Experimental research on laser detection and tracking of unmanned aerial vehicles under flame and smoke

Zhen Yang1, Qianqian Guo1, Manguo Liu2, Dan Jiao1, Haohui Chen3, Yong Zhang1、*, and Jianlong Zhang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Opto-Electronic Information Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
  • 2Xi'an Institute of Modern Control Technology, Xi'an 710065, China
  • 3Chinese People's Liberation Army Unit 32382, Beijing 100071, China
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    Transmittance variations at different concentrations
    Transmittance changes at different penetration distances
    Variations of bidirectional reflection distribution function with incident angle. (a) curves of \begin{document}${f_r}$\end{document} changing with \begin{document}${\theta _i}$\end{document} at \begin{document}${\theta _r} = {30^ \circ }$\end{document}; (b) curves of \begin{document}${f_r}$\end{document} changing with \begin{document}${\theta _i}$\end{document} at \begin{document}${\theta _r} = {60^ \circ }$\end{document}
    Structure diagram of APD lidar system
    Mean-Shift image tracking flowchart
    UAV trajectory by range profile tracking. (a) Motion trajectory image; (b) Target center trajectory curve
    UAV trajectory by visible light tracking. (a) Motion trajectory image; (b) Target center trajectory curve
    Comparison of range profile tracking and visible light tracking. (a) X-coordinate trajectory; (b) X-coordinate angle radian curve; (c) Y-coordinate trajectory; (d) Y-coordinate angle radian curve
    Range profile of UAV in smoke scenes
    Smoke filtering UAV range profile
    Partial imaging sequence under the background of firelight mutation
    Range profile tracking trajectory of UAV. (a) Motion trajectory image; (b) Y-coordinate trajectory curve
    Target range profile tracking trajectory after filtering out firelight. (a) Tracking trajectory image; (b) Y-coordinate trajectory curve
    • Table 1. Simulation parameters

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      Table 1. Simulation parameters

      ParameterValue
      Laser wavelength ($\lambda $)/nm1064
      Laser divergence angle (${\theta _{{t} } }$)/mrad10
      Launch system efficiency (${\eta _{{t} } }$)0.9
      Receiving system efficiency ($ {\eta _r} $)0.9
      Effective receiving area of the detector ($ {A_r} $)/cm230
      Atmospheric one-way transmittance (${\eta _{ {{atm} } } }$)0.993
      Filter bandwidth ($\Delta \lambda $)/nm10
      Dark counting rate (${N_d}$)/kHz15-30
      Target average reflectivity ($ \rho $)0.3
      The distance of the target (R)/m30
      Quantum efficiency of detector ($ {\eta _q} $)20%
      $ \Delta t $/ns1
      d30
    • Table 2. The APD detector parameters

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      Table 2. The APD detector parameters

      APD detector parametersMinimum valuesTypical valuesMaximum values
      Pixel spacing/μm50
      Working wavelength/nm9501650
      Time resolution/ns1
      Frame rate/kHz25
      Working voltage/VDC10DC12DC13
      Operating temperature/℃−20
      Dark counting rate15%30%
      Quantum efficiency of detector20%
    • Table 3. Optical lens parameters

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      Table 3. Optical lens parameters

      Optical lens parametersTypical values
      Receiving efficiency90%
      Receiving area/cm230
      Effective pixel rate98%
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    Zhen Yang, Qianqian Guo, Manguo Liu, Dan Jiao, Haohui Chen, Yong Zhang, Jianlong Zhang. Experimental research on laser detection and tracking of unmanned aerial vehicles under flame and smoke[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2024, 53(4): 20230700

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    Received: Dec. 15, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jun. 21, 2024

    The Author Email: Zhang Yong (zzyyyy@hit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20230700

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