Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 39, Issue 11, 1112003(2019)

Target Location Based on Stereo Imaging of Airborne Electro-Optical Camera

Zhiming Liu1,2、*, Xuefei Zhang1,2, Haipeng Kuang1,2, Qingjun Li1,2, and Chuan Qiao1
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Airborne Optical Imaging and Measurement, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
  • 2Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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    The active ranging method cannot be applied to high-altitude inclined-angle large-area aerial imaging because of the limits of operating range and impulse frequency of the laser range finder. Aiming at the problem, the location algorithm based on multiple stereo imaging measurements is developed for the same target region. According to platform position and attitude information measured by airborne position and orientation system (POS) and outer and inner gimbal angel of aerial camera, a mapping relation between the geographical position of target area and image pixels is built. The ellipsoidal earth model is used to solve the initial geographical positions of the points in target area, and Kalman filter is applied to autoregressive prediction. The influence of measurement error on location accuracy is analyzed with Monte Carlo method. The simulation results show target location accuracy is less than 20 m and 10 m after stereo imaging for 40 times and 180 times, respectively. The validity of the target location algorithm is verified by flight tests in which the aircraft flies at altitude of 9800 m and target inclined angle is 78°. Target location accuracy through stereo imaging for 40 times is less than 35 m, which meets the requirement of engineering applications.

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    Zhiming Liu, Xuefei Zhang, Haipeng Kuang, Qingjun Li, Chuan Qiao. Target Location Based on Stereo Imaging of Airborne Electro-Optical Camera[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(11): 1112003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: May. 9, 2019

    Accepted: Jul. 24, 2019

    Published Online: Nov. 6, 2019

    The Author Email: Liu Zhiming (48248847@qq.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS201939.1112003

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