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Charter Small business founded in 2003 specializing in the application of advanced technologies to aircraft, missiles, launch vehicles and spacecraft
People Principals Steve Fujikawa, Farshad Khorrami, Lanny Herron, Dave Yoel
Consultants Dr. George Sebestyen
Experience Manufacturer of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Vector P fixed wing
TERP Lightweight Military
Autopilot Avionics and Software
Collision Avoidance Systems
Marine Navigation Systems
Long History in Spacecraft and Rockets
Clients DARPA, Naval Research Lab, Orbital Sciences, AFRL, SMDC, Lockheed Martin, Space Dynamics Lab, AeroAstro, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research, Boeing, Raytheon, Royal Thailand Air Force, Cornell University
Concept:1.Take aerial photographs of crops w/ specialized camera.
• Cloudy days okay• No pilot or runway needed
2. Post-process image to calibration data to determine:• Nutrient level in soil• Insect presence• Disease3. Geo-locate areas of need.4. Load data to automated fertilizing machine• Near-pinpoint accuracy
A Series of Near Infrared Images are taken in 5-7 micron wavelength.Nitrogen, Chlorophyll, Water, Soil Components have different reflectivities in these wavelengths