US 11,854,256 B1
Methods and devices for earth remote sensing using stereoscopic hyperspectral imaging in the visible (VIS) and infrared (IR) bands
Sarvesh Garimella, Portland, OR (US); and Paul Heinrich Kocyla, Windeck (DE)
Assigned to Acme Atronomatic, LLC, Orlando, FL (US)
Filed by ACME AtronOmatic, LLC, Orlando, FL (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/068,189.
Application 18/068,189 is a division of application No. 16/925,164, filed on Jul. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,532,155.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/871,929, filed on Jul. 9, 2019.
Int. Cl. G06V 20/13 (2022.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01); G06N 3/08 (2023.01); G06V 10/75 (2022.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01)
CPC G06V 20/13 (2022.01) [B64G 1/1021 (2013.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01); G06V 10/751 (2022.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A satellite for performing earth remote sensing using stereoscopic hyperspectral imaging in the visible (VIS) and infrared (IR) bands, the satellite comprising:
a sensor system configured for capturing hyperspectral images in the VIS and IR bands;
an altitude determination and control system (ADCS);
a main board including a microcontroller unit and memory configured with program instructions to control the sensor system and ADCS;
a supervisor including a microcontroller unit and configured with program instructions to implement power control of the main board; and
an electric power system (EPS) configured to supply electrical power to the sensor system, ADCS, main board and supervisor; wherein the main board is further configured with program instructions to:
direct the sensor system to capture a first hyperspectral image and subsequently capture a second hyperspectral image;
perform image classification to identify discrete image features in the first and second hyperspectral images; and
calculate a synthetic baseline between the first and second hyperspectral images.