A Study of Technology for Detection of Nonluminous Artificial Satellites in Daylight. (Baitian Feizifaguang Tianti Mubiao Tance Jishu De Yanjiu),

Abstract

In this paper, the authors discuss the detection limits of systems for detecting nonluminous artificial satellites in daylight, as well as the relationship of target contrast and signal-to-noise ratio to artificial satellite characteristics, sky background characteristics, optical system parameters, and CCD (charge-coupled device) parameters. The authors discuss in depth the effects of spectral filtering technology on detection limits, contrast, and signal-to-noise ratio. Results of numerical simulations demonstrate that spectral filtering technology can increase the target satellite's optical contrast by 4 to 8 times, raise the target satellite's signal-to-noise ratio by 1.3 to 2.3 times, and enhance the system's limit detection brightness by 0.4 to 0.7 visual magnitude. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 1995
Accession Number
ADA304279

Entities

People

  • Cheng He
  • Qixiang Zhu

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Background Radiation
  • Charge Coupled Devices
  • Daylight
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electric Charge
  • Electro-Optics
  • Electromagnetic Metamaterials
  • Illumination
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Photons
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Radiation
  • Shot Noise

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects