Design, development, and testing of an ultraviolet hyperspectral imager
By: Erik O. Johnson
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 59
Description: This research involved the development of an ultraviolet (UV) hyperspectral imager. A      hyperspectral image is a three dimensional image in which two of the dimensions provide      spatial information and the third provides spectral information. In an effort to minimize the cost      of this experiment, the NPS Middle Ultraviolet Spectrograph for Analysis of Nitrogen Gases      (MUSTANG) instrument was modified to function as a hyperspectral imager. This required      the design, fabrication, and testing of hardware and software to coordinate the operation of a      two dimensional, charge coupled device (CCD) detector with a servo-controlled scanning      mirror. Control and synchronization of scanning mirror and image collection was accomplished      by software (written in Borland C++) run from an Intel microprocessor based PC. The      benefits of a UV hyperspectral imager are primarily in the rea of Support to Military      Operations (SMO). There are two principal applications: (1) target identification, and (2)      battle damage assessment. Additionally, this instrument has dual use publications, namely, (1)      redirection of jet aircraft to avoid the foreign object damage (FOD) hazards presented by      volcanic ash clouds through analysis of the absorption of solar UV radiation by the sulfur      ioxide (SO(2)) gas associated with volcanic ash, and (2) forest fire detection.
Notes: Thesis advisor(s): David D. Cleary.

"December 1996."

Thesis (M.S. in Applied Physics) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-58)

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