
Vantage
3 axis EO/IR gimbal with laser rangefinder
- Total weight
- 1.05 kg
- Class
- Subsystem
Vantage is a 3 axis stabilised gimbal we design ourselves. It combines more than 30x optical zoom, 640x512 thermal imaging and an optional eye safe laser rangefinder with a 3 km range, all in about 1 kg and within a 25 W power budget.
Specification
The numbers
Mechanical
- Axes
- 3, direct drive
- Weight
- 1.0 to 1.1 kg
- Target
- 0.85 to 0.90 kg
- Ceiling
- 1.2 kg
Optics
- EO zoom
- 33x optical
- EO resolution
- 4 MP, 1/2.7 inch
- Thermal
- 640x512, 12 µm
- NETD
- 40 mK
- Lens
- 25 mm
- LRF
- 1550 nm, 3 km
- LRF accuracy
- ±1 m
Power
- Draw
- 14 to 18 W
- Ceiling
- 25 W
- Input
- 12 V
- Video
- IP/ONVIF/RTSP, H.265
- Data
- TTL UART
- Jitter
- 20 to 50 µrad RMS
Specifications shown are design targets. Figures may vary once a system is built to your specific requirements.
Capabilities
What it does well
Packed into 1 kg
Class leading specifications for a 1 kg gimbal
Our own controller
Custom gimbal controller, designed by Kepel
Steady line of sight
20 to 50 µrad RMS jitter
Target geolocation
Locates a target to within 10 m (CEP) at 2 km
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Next step
Talk to us about Vantage.
Configurations, integration with your equipment, or a variant built to your requirement. Tell us what you need and we will take it from there.

