Mr. Edward C. Wack Profile

Edward C. Wack

Director Future Acquisitions at MIT Lincoln Lab

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 2010 Paper

Information fusion of standoff and other information for biodefense decision support

Jerome Braun, Austin Hess, Yan Glina, Edward Wack, Karianne Bergen, Timothy Dasey, Robert Mays, John Strawbridge

Proceedings Volume 7665, 76650C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.852817

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Associative arrays, Information fusion, Data modeling, Atmospheric modeling, Biodefense, Algorithm development, LIDAR, Environmental sensing, Machine learning

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2010 Paper

Approaches to information fusion with spatiotemporal aspects for standoff and other biodefense information sources

Jerome Braun, Austin Hess, Yan Glina, Edward Wack, Karianne Bergen, Timothy Dasey, Robert Mays, John Strawbridge

Proceedings Volume 7710, 771003 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.852862

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Information fusion, Biodefense, Data modeling, Environmental sensing, Machine learning, Algorithm development, Associative arrays, Computer simulations, LIDAR

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Proceedings Article | 13 October 2006 Open Access

Future directions in chemical and biological detection

Edward Wack, Curt Wilhide, Rich Floyd, Rich Newton, Sam Lennon

Proceedings Volume 6398, 639801 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.691072

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Defense and security, Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, Network architectures, Computer architecture, Biological detection systems, Systems modeling, Chemical elements, Surgery, Process modeling

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 2006 Paper

Measurements of scene spectral radiance variability

Juliette Seeley, Edward Wack, Daniel Mooney, Michael Muldoon, Shen Shey, Carolyn Upham, John Harvey, Richard Czerwinski, Michael Jordan, Alexandre Vallières, Martin Chamberland

Proceedings Volume 6218, 621807 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.663793

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Absorption, Calibration, Long wavelength infrared, Spectroscopy, Black bodies, Signal detection, Data acquisition, Signal attenuation

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Proceedings Article | 8 November 2005 Paper

Trade study for wide area chemical imaging sensors

Nandini Rajan, Su May Hsu, Michael Griffin, Carolyn Upham, Edward Wack

Proceedings Volume 5995, 59950X (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.630536

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Surveillance, Chemical analysis, Image sensors, Long wavelength infrared, Imaging spectroscopy, Statistical analysis, Hyperspectral imaging, Human-computer interaction, Reconnaissance

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Proceedings Article | 5 November 2005 Paper

An advanced wide area chemical sensor testbed

Juliette Seeley, Michael Kelly, Edward Wack, Danette Ryan-Howard, Darryl Weidler, Peter O'Brien, Curtis Colonero, John Lakness, Paras Patel

Proceedings Volume 5995, 59950W (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.630868

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Staring arrays, Spectroscopy, Prisms, Spectral resolution, Chemical fiber sensors, Spatial resolution, Signal detection, Mirrors, Sensor performance

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Proceedings Article | 5 November 2005 Paper

Spectral quality requirements for effluent identification

R. Czerwinski, J. Seeley, E. Wack

Proceedings Volume 5995, 599504 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.631311

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Signal to noise ratio, Gases, Long wavelength infrared, Spectral resolution, Remote sensing, Imaging systems, Infrared sensors, Spatial resolution, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 2005 Paper

A procedure for embedding effluent plumes into LWIR imagery

Michael Griffin, Richard Czerwinski, Carolyn Upham, Edward Wack, Hsiao-hua Burke

Proceedings Volume 5806, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604895

KEYWORDS: Long wavelength infrared, Atmospheric modeling, Sensors, Gases, Radiative transfer, Atmospheric sensing, Absorbance, Image enhancement, Detection and tracking algorithms, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 18 January 2002 Paper

Pupil apodization as a means of mitigating diffraction effects in remote sensing instruments

Michael MacDonald, Danette Ryan-Howard, Edward Wack

Proceedings Volume 4483, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453462

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, Sensors, Point spread functions, Apodization, Optical filters, Clouds, Transmittance, Remote sensing, Long wavelength infrared, Solar energy

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Proceedings Article | 15 November 2000 Paper

Prelaunch infrared calibration of the GOES I-M imager and sounder

Edward Wack, Michael Weinreb, Joseph Lawrence

Proceedings Volume 4135, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.494209

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Imaging systems, Sensors, Temperature metrology, Printed circuit board testing, Mercury cadmium telluride, Space operations, Mirrors, Aerospace engineering, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 1999 Paper

Post-launch tests of radiometric functions of GOES sensors

Jeanette Baucom, Michael Weinreb, Edward Wack, Rongrong Johnson

Proceedings Volume 3750, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363541

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Sensors, Mirrors, Infrared radiation, Satellites, Mercury cadmium telluride, Infrared imaging, Calibration, Visible radiation, Black bodies

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 1998 Paper

Radiometric error in GOES 8 Imager data due to sensor MTF

Edward Wack, Jerrold Baum

Proceedings Volume 3439, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.325623

KEYWORDS: Modulation transfer functions, Sensors, Spatial frequencies, Imaging systems, Data modeling, Clouds, Point spread functions, Calibration, Atmospheric modeling, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 1998 Paper

Emergency GOES Imager (EGI)

Monica Coakley, Lawrence Candell, Michael MacDonald, Danette Ryan-Howard, David Weitz, Gregory Berthiaume, Guy Carlisle, Edward Wack, Charles Wilson, Jamie Hawkins, Roger Heymann

Proceedings Volume 3439, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.325626

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Satellites, Staring arrays, Imaging systems, Visible radiation, Sensors, Calibration, Infrared imaging, Microbolometers, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 1997 Paper

SWIR nonlinear radiometric response due to errors in relative spectral response

Edward Wack

Proceedings Volume 3117, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.278923

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Short wave infrared radiation, Imaging systems, Radiometry, Temperature metrology, Black bodies, Space operations, Printed circuit board testing, Target detection

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 1996 Paper

Simulation of GOES-8 imager IR striping due to 1/f noise

Edward Wack, Lawrence Candell

Proceedings Volume 2812, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254105

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Imaging systems, Infrared imaging, Black bodies, Interference (communication), Image sensors, Infrared sensors, Computer simulations, Signal generators

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Proceedings Article | 17 June 1996 Paper

Global background characterization in 4.2- to 4.4-um MWIR by using NOAA-12 data

Hsiao-hua Burke, Peter Tennyson, John Kerekes, Harry Finkle, Edward Wack

Proceedings Volume 2742, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243010

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Databases, Statistical analysis, Atmospheric modeling, Data modeling, Spatial frequencies, Meteorological satellites, Satellites, Clouds, Infrared radiation

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