Interferometric imagery from a solar powered RPV

Author

Dunagan, Stephen E. ; Hammer, Philip D. ; Slye, Robert E. ; Sullivan, Donald V. ; Smith, William H.

Author_Institution

Ecosyst. Sci. & Technol. Branch, NASA Ames Res. Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

6-10 Jul 1998

Firstpage

645

Abstract

Describes the design, integration, and deployment of a compact, high-spectral-resolution imaging interferometer built specifically for use on the Pathfinder solar powered remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) that has been developed under NASA´s Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) program. Emphasis is placed on the engineering challenges associated with RPA instruments, including low power and weight constraints, extreme thermal and pressure environment, and remote operation. Sample data are presented that illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of the composite RPA/scanned interferometer remote sensing system

Keywords

geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; light interferometers; remote sensing; ERAST; Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology; NASA; Pathfinder; RPA; RPV; airborne method; deployment; design; equipment; geophysical measurement technique; high-spectral-resolution; imaging interferometer; instrument; integration; interferometric imagery; land surface; optical imaging; remote sensing; remotely piloted aircraft; solar powered RPV; terrain mapping; visible interferometry; Aircraft propulsion; Apertures; Detectors; Focusing; Instruments; Lenses; Optical arrays; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Sensor arrays;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4403-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1998.699538

Filename

699538