Patent ID: 6826358
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: G01C,G02B,H04N

Abstract:
A dual band hyperspectral framing aerial reconnaissance camera for installation in an airborne vehicle, comprising;(a) a camera housing; (b) an optical system incorporated into said camera housing, comprising: (1) an objective optical subassembly for receiving incident radiation from a scene external of said vehicle; (2) a dividing element receiving radiation from said objective optical subassembly, said element directing radiation into a first optical path and directing radiation into a second optical path different from said first optical path; (3) a first two-dimensional electro-optical detector in said first optical path for generating a first series of images of said scene; and (4) a second two-dimensional electro-optical detector in said second optical path for generating a second series of images of said scene; wherein at least one of said first and second electro-optical detectors comprises a hyperspectral imager, and wherein said camera operates to obtain said first and second series of images, at least one of said series of images comprising hyperspectral imagery.