Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 50, Issue 12, 20210127(2021)

Simulation method of high resolution satellite imaging for sea surface target

Bo Song1...2, Wei Fang1, Lili Du1, Wenyu Cui1,*, Tao Wang1,2 and Weining Yi1 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Optical Calibration and Characterization, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
  • 2University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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    Figures & Tables(24)
    General flow chart of satellite imaging simulation
    Construction of 3D radiation model of sea scene
    Schematic diagram of sea background modeling
    3D structure of sea surface under different wind speeds
    Directional reflectance of seawater without foam covering area calculated by OCEABRDF model
    Reflectivity spectrum of sea surface foam
    Modeling sketch of sea surface target
    3D model of cargo ship
    Reflectivity information of hull part
    Sketch of coupling modeling between target and sea background
    Schematic diagram of scene 3D radiation model
    Schematic diagram of ray tracing simulation of multiple reflections of radiant energy inside the scene
    Simulation zero line of sight radiation distribution under turning state
    Simulated atmospheric PSF under different visibility
    Spectral response function of GF6 PMS in Pan band
    Satellite edge map (a) and calculated camera point spread function (b) and MTF curve (c)
    Simulation results under different conditions. (a) Different ship targets; (b) Different sailing speed of the same ship; (c) Observation results of different resolutions; (d) Observation results of different atmospheric conditions
    Satellite measurement results and simulation results
    Pseudo color map of satellite measurement results and simulation results
    Comparison of gray histogram between satellite measured results and simulation results
    • Table 1. OCEABRDF input parameter table

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      Table 1. OCEABRDF input parameter table

      ParameterValue
      Wind speed/m·s−11.78
      Wind directionN
      Salt content/ppt34.2
      Chlorophyll concentration/mg·m−30.1
      Sun zenith17.18
      Sun azimuth103.6
    • Table 2. Cargo ship model information

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      Table 2. Cargo ship model information

      Overall length/mMolded breadth/mDepth moulded/mFull load draft/mNumber of patchesNumber of vertices
      2744624.217.1949732532336
    • Table 3. Simulation conditions

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      Table 3. Simulation conditions

      Simulation bandPan (450-900)
      GF-6 imaging timeBeijing Time 10:47:40-10:47:53
      Sun zenith angle/(°)17.2
      Sun azimuth/(°)103.59
      Observation azimuth/(°)68.43
      Observation zenith angle/(°)11.93
      Resolution/m2
      AOD@550 nm 0.061
      Wind speed/m·s−11.78
      Wind directionN
      Chlorophyll concentration /mg·m−30.1
      Salt content/ppt34.2
    • Table 4. Comparison of simulation results and measured results

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      Table 4. Comparison of simulation results and measured results

      Image typeTotal valueDifferent regions
      MaxMinMeanStandard deviationSea surface (1)Ship deck (2)Wave (3)Wake (4)
      GF-6 (DN)3463417469193.3849815995372025
      Simulation (DN)3319.8446512211.1950516535482210
      Relative error4.14%6.9%9.17%9.21%1.4%3.4%2%9.1%
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    Paper Information

    Category: Ocean optics

    Received: Feb. 5, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 9, 2022

    The Author Email: Cui Wenyu (cuiwenyu@aiofm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20210127

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