Super Resolution Remote Imaging using Time Encoded Remote Apertures

Abstract

The report summarizes our efforts on this project. We investigated a novel method of reconstructing images of scenes purely from their time responses. Our reconstructions are not affected by diffraction and thereby allow for imaging with high-resolution over large (theoretically unlimited) distances. We describe several attempts at development of reconstruction methods and demonstrate a method that can reconstruct the geometry of realistic sparse swarms of objects. We demonstrate the method in simulation and experiment. We believe this work creates a viable new form of imaging with intriguing properties and definite strengths compared to existing approaches.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2018
Accession Number
AD1064771

Entities

People

  • Andreas Velten

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Algorithms
  • Classification
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Focal Planes
  • Geometry
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Line Of Sight
  • Optimization
  • Point Clouds
  • Remote Sensing
  • Simulations
  • Surface Properties
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design