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Air Force Institute of Technology

2010

Imaging systems

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An Integrity Framework For Image-Based Navigation Systems, Craig D. Larson Jun 2010

An Integrity Framework For Image-Based Navigation Systems, Craig D. Larson

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This work first examines fundamental differences between measurement models established for GPS and those of proposed image-based navigation systems. In contrast to single value per satellite GPS pseudorange measurements, image measurements are inherently angle-based and represent pixel coordinate pairs for each mapped target. Thus, in the image-based case, special consideration must be given to the units of the transformations between the states and measurements, and also to the fact that multiple rows of the observation matrix relate to particular error states. An algorithm is developed to instantiate a framework for image-based integrity analogous to that of GPS RAIM. The algorithm …


Preliminary Electrical Designs For Ctex And Afit Satellite Ground Station, Arthur L. Morse Mar 2010

Preliminary Electrical Designs For Ctex And Afit Satellite Ground Station, Arthur L. Morse

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This thesis outlines the design of the electrical components for the space-based ChromoTomography Experiment (CTEx). CTEx is the next step in the development of high-speed chromotomography at the Air Force Institute of Technology. The electrical design of the system is challenging due to the large amount of data that is acquired by the imager and the limited resources that is inherent with space-based systems. Additional complication to the design is the need to know the angle of a spinning prism that is in the field of view very precisely for each image. Without this precise measurement any scene that is …