Design of a 4m resolution satellite imager for small satellites

Author

Selimoglu, Ozgur ; Turk, F.J. ; Yilmaz, Ozgur ; Celik, V. ; Acar, Duygu ; Unses, Emre ; Ucan, Meric ; Guven, Erol ; Yilmaz, Ozgur ; Mert, Yakup Murat ; Kirik, M. Sancay ; Haliloglu, Omer

Author_Institution

TUBITAK UZAY- Space Technol. Res. Inst., Ankara, Turkey

fYear

2013

fDate

12-14 June 2013

Firstpage

687

Lastpage

691

Abstract

Main criterion for response time and cost of a remote sensing space mission is the size of the intended satellite and it is directly affected by the features of the payload. By an affective optical design and utilization of emerging detector technologies, such as time delay integration (TDI) sensors, higher resolution cameras can be designed with smaller sizes. In this paper, optical and electronic design of such an electro-optical system (4m resolution camera) is investigated. The simulated Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) and calculated Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) values of the designed system are also provided.

Keywords

artificial satellites; electro-optical devices; remote sensing; TDI sensors; electro-optical system; emerging detector technologies; intended satellite size; modulation transfer function; optical design; payload features; remote sensing space mission; satellite imager design; signal-to-noise ratio values; time delay integration; Adaptive optics; Cameras; Detectors; Optical diffraction; Optical imaging; Optical sensors; Satellites; 4m satellite camera design; RC type optical design; camera electronic system design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST), 2013 6th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-6395-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RAST.2013.6581298

Filename

6581298