Modeling of Image Formation in Multi-Spacecraft Interferometric Imaging Systems Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • In this paper, we develop a detailed model of the process of image formation in Multi-Spacecraft Interferometric Imaging Systems (MSIIS). We show that the Modulation Transfer Function of, and the noise corrupting, the synthesized optical instrument are dependent on the trajectories of the constituent spacecraft and obtain these explicit functional relationships. We show that "good" imaging using MSIIS is equivalent to painting a "large disk" with smaller "paintbrushes" while maintaining a minimum thickness of paint, given that the goal of imaging is the correct classification of the formed images. This implies that the trajectories of the constituent spacecraft have to be "dense" enough in a given region, while making sure that they are "slow" enough. This is illustrated through an example. Copyright 2004 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. All rights reserved.

name of conference

  • Space 2004 Conference and Exhibit

published proceedings

  • Space 2004 Conference and Exhibit

author list (cited authors)

  • Chakravorty, S., Kabamba, P., & Hyland, D.

citation count

  • 11

complete list of authors

  • Chakravorty, Suman||Kabamba, Pierre||Hyland, David

publication date

  • September 2004