Remote thermal detection

On Monday, October 10, 2016 at 11:30:46 AM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
One of those optical systems mounted on the glare shield would be great
for collision avoidance assuming a decent user interface, however
there's no current way to look out behind you for overtaking aircraft.

On 10/10/2016 9:27 AM, WB wrote:
Link to a DARPA machine vision system for aviation collision avoidance:

http://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2016-04-05a

Link to a system apparently already on the market for UAV's:

http://www.sara.com/isr/uav_payloads/oca.html

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Dan, 5J

Yeah, it would take another unit or at least another set of sensor cameras to cover the rear. The cameras on the SARA unit look pretty small so should be possible to fit rearward facing cameras in small fairings. Maybe into something like the control horn fairings on the wings.