Multichannel imager for littoral zone characterization

Yuliya Podobna; Jon Schoonmaker; Joe Dirbas; James Sofianos; Cynthia Boucher; Gary Gilbert

doi:10.1117/12.849484

29 April 2010 Multichannel imager for littoral zone characterization

Yuliya Podobna, Jon Schoonmaker, Joe Dirbas, James Sofianos, Cynthia Boucher, Gary Gilbert

Proceedings Volume 7664, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XV; 76640S (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.849484
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

This paper describes an approach to utilize a multi-channel, multi-spectral electro-optic (EO) system for littoral zone characterization. Advanced Coherent Technologies, LLC (ACT) presents their EO sensor systems for the surf zone environmental assessment and potential surf zone target detection. Specifically, an approach is presented to determine a Surf Zone Index (SZI) from the multi-spectral EO sensor system. SZI provides a single quantitative value of the surf zone conditions delivering an immediate understanding of the area and an assessment as to how well an airborne optical system might perform in a mine countermeasures (MCM) operation. Utilizing consecutive frames of SZI images, ACT is able to measure variability over time. A surf zone nomograph, which incorporates targets, sensor, and environmental data, including the SZI to determine the environmental impact on system performance, is reviewed in this work. ACT's electro-optical multi-channel, multi-spectral imaging system and test results are presented and discussed.

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Yuliya Podobna, Jon Schoonmaker, Joe Dirbas, James Sofianos, Cynthia Boucher, and Gary Gilbert "Multichannel imager for littoral zone characterization", Proc. SPIE 7664, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XV, 76640S (29 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.849484

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