Hyperspectral imaging method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A hyperspectral imaging spectrometer for providing accurately geo-referenced hyperspectral digital imagery in near realtime and realtime comprising:
- (a) a processing subsystem;
(b) an imaging spectrometer subsystem having a field of view (FOV) adapted to provide spectral characteristic information to the processing subsystem;
(c) a roll stabilization and pointing subsystem adapted to provide aircraft stabilization information to the processing subsystem to align the hyperspectral imaging spectrometer above a desired target area, where the roll stabilization and pointing subsystem comprises;
a high speed mirror controlled by a gyro adapted to sense deviations in aircraft roll; and
(d) a differential GPS subsystem adapted to provide positional and geosynchronic data to the processing subsystem.
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Abstract
The Hyperspectral Imaging Method and Apparatus provides the means of locating materials of economic and military value and accurately determining their spatial location and extent. The identification of a material is made by comparing its surface spectral reflectance properties in a scene with a set of reference template spectra. If there is enough spectral difference between materials of interest such as, for example, camouflage and vegetation or healthy and blighted corn, a detection will be made. The determination of spatial location and extent is may by the rapid collection of spectral measurements (nominally tens of thousands per second) in the form of an image and the reference of this image with GPS position to very high accuracy. Target identification and geolocation is computed in near realtime or realtime.
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19 Claims
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1. A hyperspectral imaging spectrometer for providing accurately geo-referenced hyperspectral digital imagery in near realtime and realtime comprising:
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(a) a processing subsystem; (b) an imaging spectrometer subsystem having a field of view (FOV) adapted to provide spectral characteristic information to the processing subsystem; (c) a roll stabilization and pointing subsystem adapted to provide aircraft stabilization information to the processing subsystem to align the hyperspectral imaging spectrometer above a desired target area, where the roll stabilization and pointing subsystem comprises; a high speed mirror controlled by a gyro adapted to sense deviations in aircraft roll; and (d) a differential GPS subsystem adapted to provide positional and geosynchronic data to the processing subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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