Novel compact airborne platform for remote sensing applications using the Hyper-Cam infrared hyperspectral imager

Caroline S. Turcotte; Eldon Puckrin; Françoys Aube; Vincent Farley; Simon Savary; Martin Chamberland

doi:10.1117/12.2016275

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31 May 2013 Novel compact airborne platform for remote sensing applications using the Hyper-Cam infrared hyperspectral imager

Caroline S. Turcotte, Eldon Puckrin, Françoys Aube, Vincent Farley, Simon Savary, Martin Chamberland

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Proceedings Volume 8713, Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications X; 87130E (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2016275
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

High resolution broad-band imagery in the visible and infrared bands provides valuable detection capabilities based on target shapes and temperatures. However, the spectral resolution provided by a hyperspectral imager adds a spectral dimension to the measurements, which leads to an additional means of detecting and identifying targets based on their spectral signature. The Telops Hyper-Cam sensor is an interferometer-based imaging system that enables the spatial and spectral analysis of targets using a single sensor. It is based on the Fourier-transform technology, which yields high spectral resolution and enables a high accuracy radiometric calibration. It provides datacubes of up to 320×256 pixels at spectral resolutions as fine as 0.25 cm^-1. The LWIR version covers the 8.0 to 11.8 μm spectral range. The Hyper-Cam has been recently integrated and flown on a novel airborne gyro-stabilized platform inside a fixed-wing aircraft. The new platform, more compact and more advanced than its predecessor, is described in this paper. The first results of target detection and identification are also presented.

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Caroline S. Turcotte, Eldon Puckrin, Françoys Aube, Vincent Farley, Simon Savary, and Martin Chamberland "Novel compact airborne platform for remote sensing applications using the Hyper-Cam infrared hyperspectral imager", Proc. SPIE 8713, Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications X, 87130E (31 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2016275

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