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Department of Defense, to purchase a second Photron FastCam SA-Z video camera and high-speed image intensifier, which will provide almost night-vision capability for the camera. Through CAMEE, Combs has received a grant from the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program, under the U.S. This type of camera is also being used to help UTSA’s softball team and could be available for other unique types of applications on campus. Combs will primarily use the new camera to support research in his high-speed aerodynamics lab at UTSA. The camera is also being used to help UTSA’s softball team and could be available for other research on campus.ĭECEMWhat can you do with a video camera that captures up to 2 million frames per second? Christopher Combs, the Dee Howard Endowed Assistant Professor in Aerodynamics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and core faculty member of the Center of Advanced Measurements in Extreme Environments, said there are many possibilities.
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