Toward a wireless optical communication link between two small unmanned aerial vehicles
Last, M.; Leibowitz, B.S.; Cagdaser, B.; Jog, A.; Zhou, L.; Boser, B.; Pister, K.S.J.
Circuits and Systems, 2003. ISCAS apos;03. Proceedings of the 2003 International Symposium on
Volume 3, Issue , 25-28 May 2003 Page(s): III-930 - III-933 vol.3
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Summary: A communication system between two autonomous micro air vehicles is proposed. Laser communication offers advantages in range, power, and bandwidth when line of sight is available. Beamsteering is accomplished using gyro-stabilized MEMS micromirrors. A custom CMOS smart-pixel imager implements a 1 Mbps receiver, including analog front-end and variable-gain amplifier at each pixel. Algorithms are presented for initial link establishment and maintenance.

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