Computational complexity in space-based optical systems

Richard G. Lyon; John E. Dorband; Jan M. Hollis

doi:10.1117/12.381671

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5 April 2000 Computational complexity in space-based optical systems

Richard G. Lyon, John E. Dorband, Jan M. Hollis

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Proceedings Volume 4056, Wavelet Applications VII; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.381671
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Future space based imaging systems require increasingly large aperture sizes to keep pace with the demand for higher spatial resolution for both Earth and Space sciences missions. The cost and weight becomes increasingly prohibitive for telescopes and instruments with apertures greater than 1 meter. A number of solutions are possible and are under investigation; these include: deployable segmented aperture systems, sparse aperture systems, interferometric imaging system, computational deconvolution and super- resolution techniques. The commonality of these techniques lies in increased reliance on sophisticated computational and information theoretic techniques. We give an overview of the complex optical and image processing techniques required for such systems to become operational.

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Richard G. Lyon, John E. Dorband, and Jan M. Hollis "Computational complexity in space-based optical systems", Proc. SPIE 4056, Wavelet Applications VII, (5 April 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.381671

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