TACMSI: a novel multi-look multispectral imager for maritime mine detection

Carrie L. Leonard; Chong Wai Chan; Tamara Cottis; Michael DeWeert; Michael Dichner; Brian Farm; Dan Kokubun; Eric Louchard; Reid Noguchi; Miles Topping; Timothy Wong; Dugan Yoon

doi:10.1117/12.778040

29 April 2008 TACMSI: a novel multi-look multispectral imager for maritime mine detection

Carrie L. Leonard, Chong Wai Chan, Tamara Cottis, Michael DeWeert, Michael Dichner, Brian Farm, Dan Kokubun, Eric Louchard, Reid Noguchi, Miles Topping, Timothy Wong, Dugan Yoon

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Proceedings Volume 6953, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XIII; 69530N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.778040
Event: SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, 2008, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Airborne EO imagery, including wideband, hyperspectral, and multispectral modalities, has greatly enhanced the ability of the ISR community to detect and classify various targets of interest from long standoff distances and with large area coverage rates. The surf zone is a dynamic environment that presents physical and operational challenges to effective remote sensing with optical systems. In response to these challenges, BAE Systems has developed the Tactical Multi-spectral (TACMSI) system. The system includes a VNIR six-band multispectral sensor and all other hardware that is used to acquire, store and process imagery, navigation, and supporting metadata on the airborne platform. In conjunction with the hardware, BAE Systems has innovative data processing methods that exploit the inherent capabilities of multi-look framing imagery to essentially remove the overlying clutter or obscuration to enable EO visualization of the objects of interest.

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Carrie L. Leonard, Chong Wai Chan, Tamara Cottis, Michael DeWeert, Michael Dichner, Brian Farm, Dan Kokubun, Eric Louchard, Reid Noguchi, Miles Topping, Timothy Wong, and Dugan Yoon "TACMSI: a novel multi-look multispectral imager for maritime mine detection", Proc. SPIE 6953, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XIII, 69530N (29 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.778040

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