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Aircraft based infrared mapping system for earth based resources
Assignee: Agrometrics Inc
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Filing: 1995-06-14
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Granted: 1999-03-02
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Expires: 2015-06-14
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald Jerome Garrot, Jr.
- 👤 Stephen Nutter Pitcher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 20:53
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S19/00; G01S19/38; G01S19/39; G01S19/40; G01S19/41; G01C; G01C11/00; G01C11/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
An aircraft based imaging system comprising: a sensor mounted in said aircraft in a known orientation; means for acquiring signals generated by said sensor from a scanned area and generating images in response thereto; means for georeferencing said acquired signals; means for compensating said images for tilt in said acquired signals and post processing software for creating a mosaic of images generated by said sensor, said post processing software utilizing a double banding technique that processes input tilt-corrected images into the mosaic of images.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
An aircraft based imaging system comprising: a sensor mounted in said aircraft in a known orientation; means for acquiring signals generated by said sensor from a scanned area and generating images in response thereto; means for georeferencing said acquired signals; means for compensating said images for tilt in said acquired signals and post processing software for creating a mosaic of images generated by said sensor, said post processing software utilizing a double banding technique that processes input tilt-corrected images into the mosaic of images.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
121 words
An aircraft based infrared imaging system comprising: an infrared sensor mounted in said aircraft in a known orientation; means for acquiring and storing signals generated by said sensor from a scanned area and generating images in response thereto; a global positioning receiver for georeferencing said acquired signals; means for compensating said images for tilt in said acquired signals, said means for compensating for tilt in said acquired signals including a gyroscope, a magnetometer, means for controlling said gyroscope to produce signals indicative of the orientation of the aircraft; and post processing software for creating a mosaic of images generated by said sensor, said post processing software utilizing a double banding technique that processes input tilt-corrected images into the mosaic of images.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
121 words
An aircraft based infrared imaging system comprising: an infrared sensor mounted in said aircraft in a known orientation; means for acquiring and storing signals generated by said sensor from a scanned area and generating images in response thereto; a global positioning receiver for georeferencing said acquired signals; means for compensating said images for tilt in said acquired signals, said means for compensating for tilt in said acquired signals including a gyroscope, a magnetometer, means for controlling said gyroscope to produce signals indicative of the orientation of the aircraft; and post processing software for creating a mosaic of images generated by said sensor, said post processing software utilizing a double banding technique that processes input tilt-corrected images into the mosaic of images.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
An aircraft based imaging system comprising: a sensor mounted in said aircraft in a known orientation; means for acquiring signals generated by said sensor from a scanned area; means for georeferencing said acquired signals; and post processing software for creating a mosaic of images from said means for georeferencing said acquired signals, said post processing software utilizing a double banding technique that processes input tilt-corrected images into the mosaic of images.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
An aircraft based imaging system comprising: a sensor mounted in said aircraft in a known orientation; means for acquiring signals generated by said sensor from a scanned area; means for georeferencing said acquired signals; and post processing software for creating a mosaic of images from said means for georeferencing said acquired signals, said post processing software utilizing a double banding technique that processes input tilt-corrected images into the mosaic of images.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
An aircraft based imaging system comprising: a sensor mounted in said aircraft in a known orientation; means for acquiring signals generated by said sensor from a scanned area, means for georeferencing said acquired signals; means for compensating for tilt in said acquired signals; and post processing software for creating a mosaic of images generated by said sensor, said post processing software utilizing a double banding technique that processes input tilt-corrected images into the mosaic of images.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
76 words
An aircraft based imaging system comprising: a sensor mounted in said aircraft in a known orientation; means for acquiring signals generated by said sensor from a scanned area, means for georeferencing said acquired signals; means for compensating for tilt in said acquired signals; and post processing software for creating a mosaic of images generated by said sensor, said post processing software utilizing a double banding technique that processes input tilt-corrected images into the mosaic of images.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
74 words
An aircraft based infrared imaging system comprising: an infrared sensor mounted in said aircraft in a known orientation; means for acquiring and storing signals generated by said sensor from a scanned area; a global positioning receiver for georeferencing said acquired signals; and post processing software for creating a mosaic of images generated by said sensor, said post processing software utilizing a double banding technique that processes input tilt-corrected images into the mosaic of images.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
74 words
An aircraft based infrared imaging system comprising: an infrared sensor mounted in said aircraft in a known orientation; means for acquiring and storing signals generated by said sensor from a scanned area; a global positioning receiver for georeferencing said acquired signals; and post processing software for creating a mosaic of images generated by said sensor, said post processing software utilizing a double banding technique that processes input tilt-corrected images into the mosaic of images.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
113 words
An aircraft based infrared imaging system comprising: an infrared sensor mounted in said aircraft in a known orientation; means for acquiring and storing signals generated by said sensor from a scanned area; a global positioning receiver for georeferencing said acquired signals; means for compensating for tilt in said acquired signals, said means for compensating for tilt in said acquired signals including a gyroscope, a magnetometer, means for controlling said gyroscope to produce signals indicative of the orientation of the aircraft; and post processing software for creating a mosaic of images generated by said sensor, said post processing software utilizing a double banding technique that processes input tilt-corrected images into the mosaic of images.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
113 words
An aircraft based infrared imaging system comprising: an infrared sensor mounted in said aircraft in a known orientation; means for acquiring and storing signals generated by said sensor from a scanned area; a global positioning receiver for georeferencing said acquired signals; means for compensating for tilt in said acquired signals, said means for compensating for tilt in said acquired signals including a gyroscope, a magnetometer, means for controlling said gyroscope to produce signals indicative of the orientation of the aircraft; and post processing software for creating a mosaic of images generated by said sensor, said post processing software utilizing a double banding technique that processes input tilt-corrected images into the mosaic of images.
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