Optical Sensor Model and its Effects on the Design of Sensor Networks and Tracking
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
9-17-2019
Abstract
Optical sensors are widely used in the tracking of space objects. In the design of and/or the operation of a sensor network (sensor tasking) quantified sensor capabilities are needed as a direct input in the optimization problem. This is also true when using observations to solve the multi-target problem. In this paper, a method of assessing and quantifying sensor capabilities is shown. The inter-dependencies of hardware, software processing, observation scenario, and image data processing are shown on the general level. An simulating using two sensors and the USSTRATCOM two line element catalog (TLE) illustrates the effect on designing and operating a sensor network for complete GEO coverage.
Source Publication
2019 Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference (AMOS)
Recommended Citation
Frueh, C., Little, B., & McGraw, J. T. (2019). Optical Sensor Model and its Effects on the Design of Sensor Networks and Tracking. 2019 Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference (AMOS), 12. https://amostech.com/2019-technical-papers/
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