An aircraft (3) comprising a camera array (8) for continuously monitoring the entire surface of the earth (2), wherein the camera array (8) comprises: a number of cameras (15, 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, 15-3, 15-m, 16, 16-1, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16- m, 17, 17- 1, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-m, 18), each visual axis (19, 20, 21, 22) of which is tilted with respect to the others; N camera modules (11, 12, 13, 14) with N ≥ 2, each camera module (11, 12, 13, 14) having M of the cameras (15, 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, 15-3, 15-m, 16, 16-1, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-m, 17, 17-1, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-m, 18) with M ≥ 1, and each of the N camera modules (11, 12, 13, 14) having a processing unit (24, 25, 26) for processing the image data provided by the M cameras (15, 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, 15-3, 15-m, 16, 16-1, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-m, 17, 17-1, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-m, 18); a network (35), which connects the processing units (24, 25, 26) to one another; and a transmission unit (45) which is connected to the network (35) for data connection (10) of the camera array (8) to a ground station (9) of the aircraft (3), the transmission unit (45) being designed to transmit the image data processed by the processing units (24, 25, 26) to the ground station (9), and a data transmission rate (C1) of the network (35) being too low to transmit the image data provided by the M cameras (15, 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, 15-3, 15-m, 16, 16-1, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-m, 17, 17-1, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-m, 18) and/or the image data processed by the processing units (24, 25, 26) in real time.
LUFTFAHRZEUG, SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN
15.05.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
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IPC: | B64U / H04L TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION , Übertragung digitaler Information, z.B. Telegrafieverkehr / G03B APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM , Geräte oder Anordnungen zum Aufnehmen, Projizieren oder Betrachten von Fotografien / H04N PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION , Bildübertragung, z.B. Fernsehen |
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