Quiz 2 UAS Sensors Quiz

True or False, crews of more automated aircraft experience higher level of workload and uncertainty.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The correct answer is True because crews of more automated aircraft experience higher levels of workload and uncertainty due to the complexity of managing automated systems.

Ref: Page 4, Williams, K. W. (2007). An Assessment of Pilot Control Interfaces for Unmanned Aircraft

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____ sensing is the process of measuring an object or phenomenon of interest from a distance.

• In Situ

• Remote

• Aerial

• Electromagnetic (EM)

Answer explanation

Ref: Chapter 4 pg. 48, Barnhart, R. K., Marshall, D. M., Shappee, E., & Most, M. T. (Eds.). (2016). Introduction to unmanned aircraft systems

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____ and ____ are the two general categories of sensors that are used by UAS.

• Active and Passive

• Electro-Optical and Infrared

• In Situ and Remote

• LIDAR and Infrared

Answer explanation

Ref: Chapter 4 pg. 62, Barnhart, R. K., Marshall, D. M., Shappee, E., & Most, M. T. (Eds.). (2016). Introduction to unmanned aircraft systems

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The radiation source detected in the short wave infrared (SWIR) and near infrared (NIR) is the ____.

• Earth

• Sun

• Thermal irradiance

• Temperature emitted by living organisms

Answer explanation

Ref: Chapter 4 pg. 63, Barnhart, R. K., Marshall, D. M., Shappee, E., & Most, M. T. (Eds.). (2016). Introduction to unmanned aircraft systems

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This payload technology uses a laser beam and a receiver to measure the distance to the ground.

• RADAR

• LiDAR

• SAR

• EO/IR

Answer explanation

Ref: Chapter 4 pg. 66, Barnhart, R. K., Marshall, D. M., Shappee, E., & Most, M. T. (Eds.). (2016). Introduction to unmanned aircraft systems

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This payload systems maps by using a band of the EM spectrum in the range of 1 m–1 mm. They send out a radar pulse and use the reflected radar signal and the receiver’s motion to construct a 2-D or 3-D image of the returning echoes.

• Hyperspectral Imager

• LiDAR

• SAR

• EO/IR

Answer explanation

Ref: Chapter 4 pg. 67, Barnhart, R. K., Marshall, D. M., Shappee, E., & Most, M. T. (Eds.). (2016). Introduction to unmanned aircraft systems

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What payload technology enables intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance?

• Gimbaled payload

• Infrared

• Point Clouds

• Range finders

Answer explanation

Ref: Chapter 4 pg. 69, Barnhart, R. K., Marshall, D. M., Shappee, E., & Most, M. T. (Eds.). (2016). Introduction to unmanned aircraft systems

A photogrammetric point cloud’s greatest power lies in the ability to....

• Estimate crop health and yield

• Develop orthomosaic images

• Work in the three dimensions

• Create imagery for mapping

Answer explanation

Ref: Chapter 4 pg. 72, Barnhart, R. K., Marshall, D. M., Shappee, E., & Most, M. T. (Eds.). (2016). Introduction to unmanned aircraft systems

A Normalized Difference Vegetative Index is created by manipulating the ______ band and the NIR bands.

• Red
• Blue

• Green

• Yellow

Answer explanation

Ref: Chapter 4 pg. 72, Barnhart, R. K., Marshall, D. M., Shappee, E., & Most, M. T. (Eds.). (2016). Introduction to unmanned aircraft systems

An egocentric control station refers to an operational perspective where the pilot feels as though they are...

• within the aircraft looking outside

• in control of a manned aircraft

• outside the aircraft watching it from afar

• looking down on an aircraft displayed on a map

Answer explanation

Ref: Page 6, Williams, K. W. (2007). An Assessment of Pilot Control Interfaces for Unmanned Aircraft