Abstract:
A method is provided for the real-time determination of signals to be summed from signals representative of an image portion which are respectively received from detectors belonging to the same optical sensor, the detectors being organized in a matrix formed by rows and columns, the signals to be summed being received on the same column. The method also determines the time during which the detectors must acquire the signals to be summed. The method determines a value representative of a modulation transfer function of at least one lens and/or at least one mirror placed upstream of the optical sensor, and a signal-to-noise ratio of the image portion, based on a location of one of the detectors and on a signal representative of an image portion obtained from the detectors. This representative value is dependent on the number. The method searches for the number and the time maximizing the representative value.
Abstract:
A method for the acquisition of images by a spacer airborne optical instrument, comprises the following steps: a) acquisition, by the instrument, of a first image having a first field of view including the projection on the ground of the optical axis of the instrument and delimited by a first field edge, the first image being sampled spatially with a first sampling step; b) acquisition, by the same instrument, of a second image having a second field of view not including the projection on the ground of the optical axis of the instrument and extending beyond the first field edge, the second image being sampled spatially with a second sampling step greater than the first sampling step. Space or airborne optical instruments and an image acquisition system for implementing the method are provided.