Initial efforts toward mission-representative imaging surveys from aerial explorers

Greg Pisanich; Laura Plice; Corey Ippolito; Larry A. Young; Benton Lau; Pascal Lee

doi:10.1117/12.527338

18 May 2004 Initial efforts toward mission-representative imaging surveys from aerial explorers

Greg Pisanich, Laura Plice, Corey Ippolito, Larry A. Young, Benton Lau, Pascal Lee

Proceedings Volume 5297, Real-Time Imaging VIII; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.527338
Event: Electronic Imaging 2004, 2004, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Numerous researchers have proposed the use of robotic aerial explorers to perform scientific investigation of planetary bodies in our solar system. One of the essential tasks for any aerial explorer is to be able to perform scientifically valuable imaging surveys. The focus of this paper is to discuss the challenges implicit in, and recent observations related to, acquiring mission-representative imaging data from a small fixed-wing UAV, acting as a surrogate planetary aerial explorer. This question of successfully performing aerial explorer surveys is also tied to other topics of technical investigation, including the development of unique bio-inspired technologies. Imaging results from two seasons of flights at Haughton Crater, Devon Island, Canada, a well documented Mars Analog site, are presented.

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Greg Pisanich, Laura Plice, Corey Ippolito, Larry A. Young, Benton Lau, and Pascal Lee "Initial efforts toward mission-representative imaging surveys from aerial explorers", Proc. SPIE 5297, Real-Time Imaging VIII, (18 May 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.527338

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