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Mark D. Jensen

at Space Dynamics Lab

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2016 Paper

FlexSAR, a high quality, flexible, cost effective, prototype SAR system

Mark Jensen, Chad Knight, Brent Haslem

Proceedings Volume 9829, 98290A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2224951

KEYWORDS: Radar, Synthetic aperture radar, Prototyping, X band, Receivers, Ku band, Sensors, Human-machine interfaces, Commercial off the shelf technology, Oscillators

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Proceedings Article | 21 May 2015 Paper

FlexSAR, a high-quality, flexible, cost-effective, prototype SAR system

Mark Jensen, Chad Knight, Brent Haslem

Proceedings Volume 9461, 94610K (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2177594

KEYWORDS: Radar, Synthetic aperture radar, Prototyping, Commercial off the shelf technology, L band, X band, Clocks, Algorithm development, Antennas, Computing systems

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Proceedings Article | 29 May 2014 Paper

Multi-mission, autonomous, synthetic aperture radar

Thomas Walls, Michael Wilson, David Madsen, Mark Jensen, Stephanie Sullivan, Michael Addario, Iain Hally

Proceedings Volume 9077, 907706 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2053561

KEYWORDS: Synthetic aperture radar, Sensors, Image processing, X band, Antennas, L band, Image acquisition, Intelligence systems, Transceivers, Signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2013 Paper

Compact, autonomous, multi-mission synthetic aperture radar

Thomas Walls, Michael Wilson, David Madsen, Chad Knight, Mark Jensen, Darin Partridge, Mike Addario

Proceedings Volume 8714, 87140Y (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2018282

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Synthetic aperture radar, Image processing, Intelligence systems, Image acquisition, Antennas, X band, Image sensors, Detection and tracking algorithms, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 29 May 2013 Paper

Scalable sensor management for automated fusion and tactical reconnaissance

Thomas Walls, Michael Wilson, Darin Partridge, Jonathan Haws, Mark Jensen, Troy Johnson, Brad Petersen, Stephanie Sullivan

Proceedings Volume 8756, 875605 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2018296

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Target detection, Image sensors, Synthetic aperture radar, Detection and tracking algorithms, Artificial intelligence, Databases, Data communications, Copper, Intelligent sensors

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The capabilities of tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) payloads are expanding from single sensor imagers to integrated systems-of-systems architectures. Increasingly, these systems-of-systems include multiple sensing modalities that can act as force multipliers for the intelligence analyst. Currently, the separate sensing modalities operate largely independent of one another, providing a selection of operating modes but not an integrated intelligence product. We describe here a Sensor Management System (SMS) designed to provide a small, compact processing unit capable of managing multiple collaborative sensor systems on-board an aircraft. Its purpose is to increase sensor cooperation and collaboration to achieve intelligent data collection and exploitation. The SMS architecture is designed to be largely sensor and data agnostic and provide flexible networked access for both data providers and data consumers. It supports pre-planned and ad-hoc missions, with provisions for on-demand tasking and updates from users connected via data links. Management of sensors and user agents takes place over standard network protocols such that any number and combination of sensors and user agents, either on the local network or connected via data link, can register with the SMS at any time during the mission. The SMS provides control over sensor data collection to handle logging and routing of data products to subscribing user agents. It also supports the addition of algorithmic data processing agents for feature/target extraction and provides for subsequent cueing from one sensor to another. The SMS architecture was designed to scale from a small UAV carrying a limited number of payloads to an aircraft carrying a large number of payloads. The SMS system is STANAG 4575 compliant as a removable memory module (RMM) and can act as a vehicle specific module (VSM) to provide STANAG 4586 compliance (level-3 interoperability) to a non-compliant sensor system. The SMS architecture will be described and results from several flight tests and simulations will be shown.

Proceedings Article | 26 May 2011 Paper

Autonomous collection of dynamically-cued multi-sensor imagery

Brian Daniel, Michael Wilson, Jason Edelberg, Mark Jensen, Troy Johnson, Scott Anderson

Proceedings Volume 8020, 80200A (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.882926

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Image sensors, Inspection, Surveillance, Synthetic aperture radar, Target detection, Mid-IR, Databases, High altitude reconnaissance, Infrared sensors

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Proceedings Article | 24 April 2010 Paper

Use of compact synthetic aperture radar systems to assist with device detection and discrimination

Mark Jensen, Thomas Walls, Scott Anderson, Dale Linne von Berg, Niel Holt, Melvin Kruer, David Long, Michael Wilson

Proceedings Volume 7668, 766808 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850802

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Synthetic aperture radar, L band, Target detection, X band, High altitude reconnaissance, Radar, Image enhancement, Image processing, Algorithm development

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Proceedings Article | 22 December 2006 Paper

Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS) Engineering Demonstration Unit (EDU) overview and performance summary

G. Bingham, R. Anderson, G. Cantwell, D. Zhou, D. Scott, R. Esplin, G. Hansen, S. Jensen, M. Jensen, S. Brown, L. Zollinger, V. Thurgood, M. Esplin, R. Huppi, H. Revercomb, F. Best, D. Tobin, J. Taylor, R. Knuteson, W. Smith, R. Reisse, R. Hooker

Proceedings Volume 6405, 64050F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.696861

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Fourier transforms, Calibration, Spectral resolution, Staring arrays, Long wavelength infrared, Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Black bodies, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 30 October 2006 Paper

A geosynchronous imaging Fourier transform spectrometer (GIFTS) for hyperspectral atmospheric remote sensing: instrument overview and preliminary performance results

J. Elwell, G. Cantwell, D. Scott, R. Esplin, G. Hansen, S. Jensen, M. Jensen, S. Brown, L. Zollinger, V. Thurgood, M. Esplin, R. Huppi, G. Bingham, H. Revercomb, F. Best, D. Tobin, J. Taylor, R. Knuteson, W. Smith, R. Reisse, R. Hooker

Proceedings Volume 6297, 62970S (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.684135

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Fourier transforms, Interferometers, Long wavelength infrared, Mirrors, Spectral resolution, Space telescopes, Atmospheric sensing, Infrared imaging

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 2006 Paper

Sounding of the atmosphere using broadband emission radiometry (SABER): sensor design, performance, and lessons learned

Steven Brown, Mark Jensen, Scott Jensen, Glen Hansen, Lorin Zollinger, Roy Esplin, James Miller

Proceedings Volume 6297, 62970U (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.684137

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Space operations, Telescopes, Electronics, Staring arrays, Stray light, Interfaces, Cryocoolers

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 1995 Paper

SABER instrument design update

Roy Esplin, Lorin Zollinger, J. Clair Batty, Steven Folkman, Mehrdad Roosta, Joseph Tansock, Mark Jensen, John Stauder, Jim Miller, Michael Vanek, Don Robinson

Proceedings Volume 2553, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.221361

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Space operations, Electronics, Calibration, Detector arrays, Staring arrays, Optical filters

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