An Optical Detection Model for Stratospheric Airships

Autor: Huiqiang Xu, Shengcheng Cui, Zhi Qiao, Xiaodan Liu, Shizhi Yang, Heli Wei
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Remote Sensing, Vol 16, Iss 11, p 1884 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2072-4292
DOI: 10.3390/rs16111884
Popis: This study proposes a numerical model to simulate the thermal characteristics of stratospheric airships (SA). This model introduces a simple yet accurate method for the selection of the optical bands for target detection based on multispectral features. The key to this model is the selection of the spectral bands in which a significant radiation difference exists between the target and its surrounding background. Using the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), detection probability, and false alarm rate as model evaluation metrics, and based on the analysis of the radiation differences between the target and atmospheric background, it is found that there are two narrow bands possible for SA detection: one with a central wavelength of 8.83 µm and a bandwidth of 0.35 µm and the other with a central wavelength of 11.51 µm and a bandwidth of 0.34 µm. Further numerical simulations and theoretical analyses under varying space environments demonstrate that considerable detection potential can be achieved; thus, the presented optical detection model is useful for the night detection of SA targets.
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