Design and performance of the Civil Air Patrol ARCHER hyperspectral processing system

Brian Stevenson; Rory O'Connor; William Kendall; Alan Stocker; William Schaff; Drew Alexa; John Salvador; Michael Eismann; Kenneth Barnard; John Kershenstein

doi:10.1117/12.604471

1 June 2005 Design and performance of the Civil Air Patrol ARCHER hyperspectral processing system

Brian Stevenson, Rory O'Connor, William Kendall, Alan Stocker, William Schaff, Drew Alexa, John Salvador, Michael Eismann, Kenneth Barnard, John Kershenstein

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Proceedings Volume 5806, Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XI; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604471
Event: Defense and Security, 2005, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is procuring Airborne Real-time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance (ARCHER) systems to increase their search-and-rescue mission capability. These systems are being installed on a fleet of Gippsland GA-8 aircraft, and will position CAP to gain realworld mission experience with the application of hyperspectral sensor and processing technology to search and rescue. The ARCHER system design, data processing, and operational concept leverage several years of investment in hyperspectral technology research and airborne system demonstration programs by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Each ARCHER system consists of a NovaSol-designed, pushbroom, visible/near-infrared (VNIR) hyperspectral imaging (HSI) sensor, a co-boresighted visible panchromatic high-resolution imaging (HRI) sensor, and a CMIGITS-III GPS/INS unit in an integrated sensor assembly mounted inside the GA-8 cabin. ARCHER incorporates an on-board data processing system developed by Space Computer Corporation (SCC) to perform numerous real-time processing functions including data acquisition and recording, raw data correction, target detection, cueing and chipping, precision image geo-registration, and display and dissemination of image products and target cue information. A ground processing station is provided for post-flight data playback and analysis. This paper describes the requirements and architecture of the ARCHER system, with emphasis on data processor design, components, software, interfaces, and displays. Key sensor performance characteristics and real-time data processing features are discussed. The use of the system for detecting and geo-locating ground targets in real-time is demonstrated using test data collected in Southern California in the fall of 2004.

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Brian Stevenson, Rory O'Connor, William Kendall, Alan Stocker, William Schaff, Drew Alexa, John Salvador, Michael Eismann, Kenneth Barnard, and John Kershenstein "Design and performance of the Civil Air Patrol ARCHER hyperspectral processing system", Proc. SPIE 5806, Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XI, (1 June 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604471

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