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Satellite Imaging System
AA Somaie
Pages - 266 - 277 | Revised - 15-05-2013 | Published - 30-06-2013
Published in International Journal of Image Processing (IJIP)
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KEYWORDS
Satellite Images, Digital Image Processing, Space Technology, Electro-optical Sensors.
ABSTRACT
The aim of this paper is to present the essential elements of the electro-optical imaging system
EOIS for space applications and how these elements can affect its function. After designing
a spacecraft for low orbiting missions during day time, the design of an electro-imaging system
becomes an important part in the satellite because the satellite will be able to take images of the
regions of interest. An example of an electro-optical satellite imaging system will be presented
through this paper where some restrictions have to be considered during the design process.
Based on the optics principals and ray tracing techniques the dimensions of lenses and CCD
(Charge Coupled Device) detector are changed matching the physical satellite requirements.
However, many experiments were done in the physics lab to prove that the resizing of the electro
optical elements of the imaging system does not affect the imaging mission configuration. The
procedures used to measure the field of view and ground resolution will be discussed through this
work. Examples of satellite images will be illustrated to show the ground resolution effects.
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2 | AA Somaie, Naser El-Sheimy, Ziad Abusara, and Mehdi Dehghani. “From the Photographic Camera to an Electro-Optical Imaging System.” 5th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt, May, 2006. |
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6 | AA Somaie, M. B. Raid, and M. A. El-Bahtity. “Satellite Image Compression Using a Bottleneck Network.” Proceedings of CIE International Conference on Radar, 2001, Article No. 374. |
Miss AA Somaie
Management Information Systems University of Business and Technology UBT, Jeddah, KSA - Saudi Arabia
aasomaia@cba.edu.sa