Comparison Of Forward Oblique Scanning Sensor To Infrared Line Scanner For Collection Of Reconnaissance Imagery Data

S. E. Shimer; L. E. Hamm; B. L. Biesterfeld; C. C. Varner

doi:10.1117/12.977977

26 September 1989 Comparison Of Forward Oblique Scanning Sensor To Infrared Line Scanner For Collection Of Reconnaissance Imagery Data

S. E. Shimer, L. E. Hamm, B. L. Biesterfeld, C. C. Varner

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Proceedings Volume 1111, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing III; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.977977
Event: SPIE 1989 Technical Symposium on Aerospace Sensing, 1989, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper discusses the results of a flight test conducted by Ball Aerospace Systems Group (BASG) to evaluate, for reconnaissance and surveillance purposes, a forward oblique scanning sensor (FOSS) and an infrared line scanner (IRLS ). The paper discusses the sensor analysis, hardware/hardware installations, test objectives, procedures, and test results. Both a stabilized-gimballed framing sensor and an IRLS were flown during the spring of 1988 over a variety of civilian and military targets. The FOSS was microprocessor-controlled, enabling the framing imaging sensor to cover a wide field of regard (FOR) with a high-resolution narrow field-of-view (NFOV) sensor without gaps in the ground coverage. The IRLS had a 180-deg FOV, moderate resolution, and was flown simultaneously with the FOSS. Results of ground coverage modeling for the FOSS and IRLS are also presented. The comparison results are summarized and parameters such as video presentation format, off- and on-axis performance, terrain effects, ground processing techniques, and V/H are discussed.

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S. E. Shimer, L. E. Hamm, B. L. Biesterfeld, and C. C. Varner "Comparison Of Forward Oblique Scanning Sensor To Infrared Line Scanner For Collection Of Reconnaissance Imagery Data", Proc. SPIE 1111, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing III, (26 September 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.977977

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