Method and apparatus for imaging a target using cloud obscuration prediction and detection

Method and apparatus for imaging a target using cloud obscuration prediction and detection

A method is provided for imaging targets using an unmanned air vehicle. The method comprises the steps of making a determination of cloud obscuration of a target, selecting an imaging sensor based on the cloud obscuration determination, and using the selected imaging sensor to produce an image of th...

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Hauptverfasser: FARMER RANDOLPH G, LACOLLA GERARD M, NICHOLS WILLIAM M
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS
HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
MEASURING
MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS
NAVIGATION
PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
PHYSICS
PRESENTATION OF DATA
RECOGNITION OF DATA
RECORD CARRIERS
SURVEYING
TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:A method is provided for imaging targets using an unmanned air vehicle. The method comprises the steps of making a determination of cloud obscuration of a target, selecting an imaging sensor based on the cloud obscuration determination, and using the selected imaging sensor to produce an image of the target. An apparatus that performs the method is also provided.