Abstract
ABSTRACT The U.S. Coast Guard is developing an airborne, real-time, all-weather, day/night remote-sensing system that will detect oil pollutants and identify violating vessels. The system, designated “Aireye,” will be installed on six of the 41 new Falcon 20G jet aircraft, (military designation HU-25A) purchased by the Coast Guard to replace the aging HU-16E Grumman Albatross as its medium-range surveillance aircraft. The sensor system will include a side looking airborne radar, two-channel infrared/ultraviolet line scanner, aerial reconnaissance camera, airborne data annotation system, and a control, display and record console. To identify polluting vessels at night, an active gated television (AGTV) also is being developed for inclusion in the Aireye system. The AGTV will use a one-watt, pulsed, lead vapor laser illuminator and will be capable of recording vessel names at night from a slant range of 700 meters. In addition to an active and passive mode, the AGTV will be capable of both computer and manual target acquisition and tracking. Each of the sensors will produce annotated, hard copy imagery suitable for prosecution of polluting vessels.
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