Passive shortwave infrared broadband and hyperspectral imaging in a maritime environment

Judd, K. Peter; Nichols, Jonathan M.; Howard, J. Grant; Waterman, James R.; Vilardebo, Kenneth M.

doi:doi:10.1117/1.OE.51.1.013202

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Passive shortwave infrared broadband and hyperspectral imaging in a maritime environment

Opt. Eng. 51, 013202 (Feb 09, 2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.51.1.013202

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K. Peter Judd, Jonathan M. Nichols, J. Grant Howard, and James R. Waterman

Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Avenue Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20375

Kenneth M. Vilardebo

V_Systems Inc., 1670 Highway A1ASatellite Beach, Florida 32937

This work offers a comparison of broadband shortwave infrared, defined as the spectral band from 0.9 to 1.7 μm, and hyperspectral shortwave infrared imagers in a marine environment under various daylight conditions. Both imagers are built around a Raytheon Vision Systems large format (1024×1280) indium-gallium-arsenide focal plane array with high dynamic range and low noise electronics. Sample imagery from a variety of objects and scenes indicates roughly the same visual performance between the two systems. However, we show that the more detailed spectral information provided by the hyperspectral system allows for object detection and discrimination. A vessel was equipped with panels coated with a variety of paints that possessed spectral differences in the 0.9 to 1.7 μm waveband. The vessel was imaged at various ranges, states of background clutter, and times of the day. Using a standard correlation receiver, it is demonstrated that image pixels containing the paint can be easily identified. During the exercise, it was also observed that both bow waves and near-field wakes from a wide variety of vessel traffic provide a spectral signature in the shortwave infrared waveband that could potentially be used for object tracking.

History

Received Sep 13, 2011
Accepted Nov 18, 2011
Revised Nov 12, 2011
Published online Feb 09, 2012

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.51.1.013202

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K. Peter Judd, Jonathan M. Nichols, J. Grant Howard, James R. Waterman and Kenneth M. Vilardebo, "Passive shortwave infrared broadband and hyperspectral imaging in a maritime environment", Opt. Eng. 51, 013202 (Feb 09, 2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.51.1.013202