公开(公告)号：US5878356A

公开(公告)日：1999-03-02

申请号：US490341

申请日：1995-06-14

Applicant: Donald Jerome Garrot, Jr. ,  Stephen Nutter Pitcher

Inventor： Donald Jerome Garrot, Jr. ,  Stephen Nutter Pitcher

IPC: G01S5/14 ,  G01S19/48 ,  G06F165/00 ,  H04N5/33

CPC classification number: G01S19/41 ,  G01C11/02

Abstract: An aircraft based imaging system comprising a sensor mounted in the aircraft in a known orientation, circuitry for acquiring signals generated by the sensor from a scanned area, a system for georeferencing the acquired signals; and a system for compensating for tilt in the acquired signals. The sensor is an infrared sensor and the system for georeferencing the acquired signals is a receiver adapted to receive signals from a global positioning system. The system for compensating for tilt in the aircraft includes a gyroscope, a magnetometer and software for controlling the gyroscope to produce signals indicative of the orientation of the aircraft. The software compensates for tilt in the acquired signals and uses the GPS signals to create an accurate mosaic of the images generated by the sensor.

Abstract translation: 一种基于飞行器的成像系统，包括以已知方向安装在飞行器中的传感器，用于从扫描区域获取由传感器产生的信号的电路，用于对所获取的信号进行地理参考的系统; 以及用于补偿所获取的信号中的倾斜的系统。 传感器是红外传感器，用于对所采集的信号进行地理参考的系统是适于从全球定位系统接收信号的接收器。 用于补偿飞行器倾斜的系统包括陀螺仪，磁力计和用于控制陀螺仪产生指示飞行器的取向的信号的软件。 该软件补偿所获取的信号中的倾斜，并使用GPS信号来产生由传感器产生的图像的准确马赛克。

公开(公告)号：US06549828B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-15

申请号：US09819060

申请日：1998-11-20

Applicant: Donald Jerome Garrot, Jr. ,  Stephen Nutter Pitcher

Inventor： Donald Jerome Garrot, Jr. ,  Stephen Nutter Pitcher

IPC: G06F1900

CPC classification number: G01S19/41 ,  G01C11/02

Abstract: An aircraft based imaging system. The inventive system includes a sensor mounted in the aircraft in a known orientation, circuitry for acquiring signals generated by the sensor from a scanned area, a system for georeferencing the acquired signals; and a system for compensating for tilt in the acquired signals. In a specific embodiment the sensor is an infrared sensor and the system for georeferencing the acquired signals is a receiver adapted to receive signals from a global positioning system. In the specific embodiment, the means for compensating for tilt in the aircraft includes a gyroscope, a magnetometer and software for controlling the gyroscope to produce signals indicative of the orientation of the aircraft. The software compensates for tilt in the acquired signals and uses the GPS signals to create an accurate mosaic of the images generated by the sensor.

Abstract translation: 一种基于飞机的成像系统。 本发明的系统包括以已知方向安装在飞行器中的传感器，用于从扫描区域获取由传感器产生的信号的电路，用于对所获取的信号进行地理参考的系统; 以及用于补偿所获取的信号中的倾斜的系统。 在具体实施例中，传感器是红外传感器，并且用于对获取的信号进行地理参考的系统是适于从全球定位系统接收信号的接收器。 在具体实施例中，用于补偿飞机中的倾斜的装置包括陀螺仪，磁力计和用于控制陀螺仪产生指示飞机取向的信号的软件。 该软件补偿所获取的信号中的倾斜，并使用GPS信号来产生由传感器产生的图像的准确马赛克。