Title
Estimation of the MTF of a satellite imaging-system from celestial scenes
Abstract
The modulation transfer function (MTF) is commonly used to characterize the quality of electro-optical imaging systems and in particular those on board remote sensing satellites. Measurements of the camera MTF are made on the ground prior to launch, but evaluation and monitoring of the complete system performance are also required while the satellite is in orbit. In this work a new method to estimate the MTF in orbit was developed. The MTF was derived from celestial scenes (stars), which are ideal light point sources, imaged with the ErosB satellite. By following the MTF through time, this method was proven to be a good method to monitor the imaging system performance in space.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5418114
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium,2009 IEEE International,IGARSS 2009
Keywords
Field
DocType
cameras,electro-optical modulation,geophysical techniques,optical images,optical transfer function,remote sensing,ErosB satellite,camera modulation transfer function measurement,celestial scene,electrooptical imaging systems,light point sources,remote sensing satellite,satellite imaging-system,system performance,ErosB,MTF,PSF,Remote Sensing
Orbit,Computer vision,Satellite,Optical transfer function,Computer science,Stars,Remote sensing,Optics,Transfer function,Artificial intelligence,Satellite imaging,Optical imaging
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
2
2153-6996
978-1-4244-3395-7
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sagi Faran100.34
Itay Eshet200.34
Nissim Yehezkel300.34
Jonathan Molcho400.34