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Jet
Propulsion Laboratory
1999 Phase
II
Compact Cloud Particle Imager For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
SPEC, Inc.
Boulder, CO
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INNOVATION
Compact cloud particle imager capable of
autonomous operations
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WB57 Aircraft Used for Cirrus
Cloud Ice Particle
Studies
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Artificial intelligence software developed
to support autonomous instrument operation on UAVs
- Instrument performance enhanced through
several engineering improvements
- Improved image and ice crystal analysis capability
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COMMERCIALIZATION
- Instrument purchased by the Meteorological
Institute of Japan and DOE, revenues of $300,000
- Project modest sales of specialized instrument
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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS
- Instrument operated autonomously on the WB57 aircraft as part of the NASA
crystal-face study of the impact of cirrus clouds on weather
- Instrument supported NASA MIDCIX (Mid Latitude Cirrus Clouds) study
- Future cloud studies using UAVs
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