The UAV video problem: using streaming video with unmanned aerial vehicles

摘要

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) present different video handling require-ments to traditional manned vehicles. These demands can be summarized as:rn1) the number of video streams handled;rn2) the criticality of the video data link to the success of the mission;rn3) even greater space/weight/power limitations;rn4) potentially more demands on dis-rntribution, such as several remote data consumers; andrn5) varying and, at times, restrictive limitations on data-link bandwidth.rnWhen it comes to adding video data streams in manned vehicles, normally only intra-vehicle distribution is required. For most of the video display need, this can usually be handled by adding wired connections for video sources as necessary and routing physical connections to display destinations.