REMOTE SENSING CALIBRATION, VALIDATION, AND SIGNATURE CHARACTERIZATION FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- configuring, by one or more processors, over a communications connection, a first one or more sensors on an unmanned aircraft system, to capture data related to a surface of a defined geographic area, wherein the data comprises one or more of;
near surface directional observations or hemispheric directional observations;
navigating, by the one or more processors, the unmanned aircraft system in a repeatable defined travel path proximate to the defined geographic area, such that the one or more sensors capture surface data related to the defined geographic area during the navigating, wherein a position of the unmanned aircraft system in the flight path is within a remote sensing instruments view geometry;
maintaining, by the one or more processors, the unmanned aircraft system at a distance from the surface at which atmosphere does not obscure the data;
obtaining, by the one or more processors, the data collected by the one or more sensors;
comparing, by the one or more processors, the data collected by the one or more sensors to data collected by one or more instruments on the remote sensing system related to the defined geographic area; and
based on the data from the one or more sensors matching the data collected by the one or more instruments of the remote sensing system, within a predefined tolerance, determining the calibration of one or more instruments of the remote sensing system.
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Abstract
A method, computer program product and system where a processor(s) configures sensor(s) on an unmanned aircraft system, to capture data related to a surface of a defined geographic area. The processor(s) navigate the unmanned aircraft system in a repeatable defined travel path proximate to the defined geographic area, such that the sensor(s) capture surface data related to the defined geographic area during the navigating, wherein a position of the unmanned aircraft system in the travel path is within a satellite view geometry of a satellite. The processor(s) maintain the unmanned aircraft system at a distance from the surface at which atmosphere does not obscure the data and obtain the data collected by the sensor(s). The processor(s) compares the data collected by the sensor(s) to data collected by one or more instruments on the satellite related to the defined geographic area to determine is the instrument(s) of the satellite are calibrated.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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configuring, by one or more processors, over a communications connection, a first one or more sensors on an unmanned aircraft system, to capture data related to a surface of a defined geographic area, wherein the data comprises one or more of;
near surface directional observations or hemispheric directional observations;navigating, by the one or more processors, the unmanned aircraft system in a repeatable defined travel path proximate to the defined geographic area, such that the one or more sensors capture surface data related to the defined geographic area during the navigating, wherein a position of the unmanned aircraft system in the flight path is within a remote sensing instruments view geometry; maintaining, by the one or more processors, the unmanned aircraft system at a distance from the surface at which atmosphere does not obscure the data; obtaining, by the one or more processors, the data collected by the one or more sensors; comparing, by the one or more processors, the data collected by the one or more sensors to data collected by one or more instruments on the remote sensing system related to the defined geographic area; and based on the data from the one or more sensors matching the data collected by the one or more instruments of the remote sensing system, within a predefined tolerance, determining the calibration of one or more instruments of the remote sensing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11-1. A computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium readable by one or more processors and storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors for performing a method comprising; configuring, by the one or more processors, over a communications connection, a first one or more sensors on an unmanned aircraft system, to capture data related to a surface of a defined geographic area, wherein the data comprises one or more of;
near surface directional observations or hemispheric directional observations;navigating, by the one or more processors, the unmanned aircraft system in a repeatable defined travel path proximate to the defined geographic area, such that the one or more sensors capture surface data related to the defined geographic area during the navigating, wherein a position of the unmanned aircraft system in the travel path is within a satellite view geometry of a satellite; maintaining, by the one or more processors, the unmanned aircraft system at a distance from the surface at which atmosphere does not obscure the data; obtaining, by the one or more processors, the data collected by the one or more sensors; comparing, by the one or more processors, the data collected by the one or more sensors to data collected by one or more instruments on the satellite related to the defined geographic area; and based on the data from the one or more sensors matching the data collected by the one or more instruments of the satellite, within a predefined tolerance, determining that the one or more instruments of the satellite are calibrated.
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20. A system comprising:
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a memory; one or more processors in communication with the memory; a first one or more sensors and a second one or more sensors in communication with the one or more processors over a wireless communications connection; and program instructions executable by the one or more processors via the memory to perform a method, the method comprising; configuring, by the one or more processors, over a communications connection, a first one or more sensors on an unmanned aircraft system, to capture data related to a surface of a defined geographic area, wherein the data comprises one or more of;
near surface directional observations or hemispheric directional observations;navigating, by the one or more processors, the unmanned aircraft system in a repeatable defined travel path proximate to the defined geographic area, such that the one or more sensors capture surface data related to the defined geographic area during the navigating, wherein a position of the unmanned aircraft system in the travel path is within a satellite view geometry of a satellite; maintaining, by the one or more processors, the unmanned aircraft system at a distance from the surface at which atmosphere does not obscure the data; obtaining, by the one or more processors, the data collected by the one or more sensors; comparing, by the one or more processors, the data collected by the one or more sensors to data collected by one or more instruments on the satellite related to the defined geographic area; and based on the data from the one or more sensors matching the data collected by the one or more instruments of the satellite, within a predefined tolerance, determining that the one or more instruments of the satellite are calibrated.
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