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. 2019 Oct 9;10:1270. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01270

Table 1.

Main parameters of UAV thermal and RGB image acquisition system.

Parameter Value
UAV thermal image acquisition system Wheelbase 900 mm
Takeoff weight 6 kg
Payload 2 kg
Flight time 18 min
Communication radius 3 km
Speed 5 m/s
Imager resolution 640 × 512 pixels
Data format 14-bit Tiff
Spectral bands 7.5–13.5 µm
Frame rate 9 Hz
Lens focal length 13 mm
Lens field of view 45° × 37°
Accuracy (±) 5°C
Thermal sensitivity (NETD) 0.05°C
Weight < 115 g
Dimension 63 mm × 44.4 mm × 44.4 mm
UAV RGB image acquisition system Wheelbase 350 mm
Weight 1,388 g
Flight time 30 min
Communication radius 5 km
Speed <72 km/s
Imager resolution 4,864 × 3,648 pixels
Lens focal length 8.8 mm/24 mm
Lens field of view 84°
Image sensor 1-in. CMOS
RGB color space sRGB
ISO range 100–12,800
Shutter speed 8–1/8,000 s
Image format JPEG; DNG

UAV, unmanned aerial vehicle; RGB, red–green–blue; CMOS, complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.