Navigation and Elctro-Optic Sensor Integration Technology for Fusion of Imagery and Digital Mapping Products

Abstract

Several military and commercial platforms are currently installing GPS and inertial navigation sensors concurrently with the introduction of high quality visual capabilities and digital mapping/imagery databases. This enables autonomous georegistration of sensor imagery using GPS/inertial position and attitude data. This georegistration capability enables data from digital mapping products to be automatically overlayed on the sensor imagery. In this paper, we describe the system architecture for a Navigation/Electro-Optic Sensor Integration Technology (NEOSIT) software application. The design is highly modular and based on COTS tools to facilitate integration with sensors, navigation and digital data sources already installed on different host platforms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA444475

Entities

People

  • Alison Brown
  • Paul Olson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Application Software
  • Cameras
  • Data Management
  • Databases
  • Digital Data
  • Digital Maps
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Image Processing
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Line Of Sight
  • Military Aircraft
  • Navigation
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space