Abstract

A method of classifying terrain, terrain activity and materials through panchromatic imagery a module programmed to provide such classification and aerospace vehicles comprising such module is provided. Panchromatic images of known materials terrains and terrain activities are taken and processed to form a multiband texture cube, that due it amount of data, is stored as a computer data base. New panchromatic images of unclassified materials, terrains and/or terrain activities are processed and compared via computer with such database that allows for inexpensive, quick and efficient classification of such new images.

Document Type

Patent

Status

Issued

Issue Date

5-14-2024

Patent Number

US 11983902 [ 11,983,902 ] ; US11983902B1

CPC Classification

G 06 T 3/12

Application number

17/080904

Assignees

United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB

Filing Date

10-27-2020

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