Real-time multispectral data collection, processing, downlink, and display: test and demonstration

Abstract

Radiance Technologies, Inc. has tested and demonstrated real-time collection and on-board processing of Multispectral Imagery (MSI). Further, the test and demonstration consisted of a real-time downlink from the aircraft to the ground station and real-time display of the processed data product. The multispectral imagery was collected with a low-cost, low-profile MSI sensor, MANTIS-3T, from PAR Government Systems. The data product was created from output of a novel spectral algorithm combination that increases the probability of detection and decreases the false alarm rates for specific objects of interest. The display product was a compressed true color image in which the detected objects were delineated with red pixels. A description of the end-to-end solution, issues encountered as well as their resolution, and results will be discussed. †

Multichannel imaging in remote sensing

“…Advanced Coherent Technologies, LLC (ACT) has, over the last few years, been investigating the design of EO/IR systems tailored first for the extraction of specific information and the detection of specific targets and only then, to situational awareness. Some of the previous data collections for various applications and system descriptions are reported [1], [2] and [3]. The result is a series of Multi-Channel Imaging (MCI) systems which utilize multiple cameras, or channels, each fitted with unique optics and camera control.…”