Flight qualified laser radar for spacecraft guidance application
Describes the LAMP instrument and its performance obtained in field-testing.
lidar laser radar STG lamp↗
Engineering topics
Padgett, C.
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Laser radar for spacecraft guidance applications
A flight qualified laser radar called LAMP (LAser MaPper) is under development at JPL. LAMP is a guidance and control sensor that can form 3 dimensional images of its field of regard. This paper describes the detailed design of the LAMP sensor.
LAMP laser radar laser range finder↗
Returned signal from sphere covered with retroreflectors illuminated with laser light
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sample return retroreflectors laser diffraction co↗
Covering a sphere with retroreflectors
This paper discusses how retroreflectors can be placed on the orbiting sample canister with the objective of maximizing returned light from a scanning laser system. The retroreflectors are vital for acquisition of the sample canister during the terminal rendezvous phase of the capture.
retroreflectors simulation Rayleigh-Sommerfield di↗
TERA-OPS Processing for ATR
A three-dimensional microelectronic device (3DANN-R) capable of performing general image convolution at the speed of 10***sup12*** operations/second (ops) in a volume of less than 1.5 cubic centimeter has been successfully built under the BMDO/JPL VIGILANTE program.
Automatic↗
Small Field-of-View Star Identification Using Bayesian Decision Theory
In this document, we describe a simple autonomous star identification algorithm which is effective using a narrow field of view (2 degrees), making the use of a science camera for star identification feasible.
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Real Time Intelligent Target Detection and Analysis with Machine Vision
We present an algoritm for detecting a specified set of targets for an Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) application.
Target↗
Intelligent Target Detection in Hyperspectral Imagery
Many applications that use hyperspectral imagery focus on dectection and recognition of targets that occupy a portion of a hyperspectral pixel.
Hyperspectral Neural Network Target Detection↗
Neural Network Processing for Real Time, Sub-Pixel Hyperspectral Data Extraction
The goal of many applications that using hyperspectral images is to describe the constituent components of each pixel in a scene.
Real-Time Target ID Sub-Pixel Hyperspectral Sensin↗
Bayesian Decision Theory Applied to Deep Sky Star Identification (Viewgraph Presentation)
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FOV Stellar Magnitude Bayesian Decision Theory↗
VIGILANTE - System Description and First Experiment Approach and Results
This paper describes the VIGIL system in detail. It discusses the overall approach for the first flight experiment, the results of the experiment and the follow-on experiments that demonstrate real-time target recognition and tracking.
VIGILANTE↗
VIGIL--A GPS Based Target-Tracking System
The VIGILANTE project is a planned vision system capable of tracking and recognizing targets in real time, on a small airborne platform.
GPS↗
VIGILANTE: An Advanced Sensing/Processing Testbed for ATR Applications
VIGILANTE consists of two major components:1. the Viewing Imager/Gimballed Instrumentation Laboratory (VIGIL)- advanced infrared, visible, and ultraviolet sensors with appropriate optics and camera electronics & 2. the Analog Neural Three-dimensional processing Experiment (ANTE)-a massively parallel, neural network-based, high-speed processor.
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Autonomous Image-Based Pointing for Planetary Flyby
New spacecraft will be more autonomous. Image-based, closed-loop tracking and pointing are essential to this capability.
Autonomous↗