Patent ID: 9269014
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: G01J,G06K,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of performing hyperspectral detection of a scene using a hyperspectral detection system that includes a context camera and an imaging spectrometer each operably connected to a processor, comprising: using the context camera, capturing a digital context image of at least a portion of the scene over a field of regard (FoR); using the imaging spectrometer, capturing a spectral image of a portion of the scene over an instantaneous field of view (iFoV) that falls within the FoR, and wherein the iFoV is less than half of the FoR; using the processor, fusing the context image and the spectral image to form a fused image; using the fused image, panning the spectral image over the scene and within the FoR of the context image to capture one or more spectral signatures within the scene; and comparing the one or more spectral signatures to one or more reference spectral signatures and marking one or more locations of the one or more spectral signatures within the context image.