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**Plastics
**Plastics
==Lenses==
==Lenses==
''Decreases weight, increases upper zoom extreme, increases light gain, decreases size of vignetted areas''
''Decreases weight, increases upper zoom extreme, increases light gain, decreases size of vignetted areas, increases durability''
*Optical engineering
*Optical engineering
**Geometric optics
**Geometric optics
= Optional =
= Optional =
==Variable Zoom==
==Variable Zoom==

Revision as of 13:23, 26 September 2008

Price: Undefined CR
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Average Weight: 0.808 kg
Average MTBF (maintained): Not applicable hours

Required

Enclosure

Decreases weight from 1.219 to 0.396, increases durability?

  • Chemical engineering
    • Plastics

Lenses

Decreases weight, increases upper zoom extreme, increases light gain, decreases size of vignetted areas, increases durability

  • Optical engineering
    • Geometric optics

Optional

Variable Zoom

Decreases lower zoom extreme

  • Mechanical engineering
    • Mechanics

Waterproofing

No idea yet, just throwing stuff out there

  • Chemical engineering
    • Elastomers

Range Finding

This would present as a LED readout unless it is digital

  • Optical engineering
    • Lasers

Direction Finding

This would present as a compass rose overlay

  • Electrical engineering
    • Magnetism

Digital

Digitizing the image and displaying it allows for manipulation and overlays

  • Electrical engineering
    • Optoelectronics

Image Stabilization

No idea yet, just throwing stuff out there

  • Software engineering
    • Image processing

Night Vision

Increases limits of spectrum, decreases lowest intensity

  • Optical engineering
    • Photodetectors