CCD Signal Processor For Point Target Detection/Location Systems

W. L. Eversole; C. R. Hewes; D. D. Buss; T. F. Cheek Jr.; W. E. Brasher

doi:10.1117/12.955838

9 November 1977 CCD Signal Processor For Point Target Detection/Location Systems

W. L. Eversole, C. R. Hewes, D. D. Buss, T. F. Cheek Jr., W. E. Brasher

Proceedings Volume 0124, Modern Utilization of Infrared Technology III; (1977) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955838
Event: 21st Annual Technical Symposium, 1977, San Diego, United States

Abstract

The key benefits of charge-coupled devices in space-borne scanning point-target detection/location systems are the potential impact for power, size, weight, and cost reduction. These advantages accrue from the capability for integrating several CCD signal processing functions onto a single substrate. This paper describes results of an effort which successfully demonstrated the monolithic integration of key CCD signal processing functions for a representative high-performance scanning surveillance sensor. The principal information required by the sensor for this application is the magnitude and two-dimensional centroid estimation of point targets. The key functions provided by the CCD signal processor are delay-and-add and focal-plane formatting for two-way scanned sensor, multiplexing, and two-dimensional analog centroid filtering.

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W. L. Eversole, C. R. Hewes, D. D. Buss, T. F. Cheek Jr., and W. E. Brasher "CCD Signal Processor For Point Target Detection/Location Systems", Proc. SPIE 0124, Modern Utilization of Infrared Technology III, (9 November 1977); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955838

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