Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 20, Issue 5, 1041(2012)

Computation of overlapping pixels of mechanical assembly CCD focal planes in remote sensing cameras

Lü Heng-yi1、*, LIU Yang2, and GUO Yong-fei1
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    According to the imaging gaps caused by scrolling imaging in the conventional assembled focal plane for a push-broom camera, a mechanical assembling method with uneven overlapping pixels was proposed. Firstly, a model was established to simulate the imaging process when the camera was scrolled. Then, the reason that the gaps appear was analyzed, and a mathematical formula for the gaps between the CCD viewing fields at a certain scrolling angle was derived. Accordingly, the allowable minimum quantity of the overlapping pixels between every two CCDs was derived as well. On these bases, a function of overlapping pixels of images was given for subsequent software programs to eliminate the superfluous pixels and to realize the gapless assembly. Analysis indicates that the error ε of this assembling method is less than one pixel, which satisfies |ε/D|<1. Finally, an example was given.

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    Received: Sep. 30, 2011

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 8, 2012

    The Author Email: Lü Heng-yi (lv_hengyi@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/ope.20122005.1041

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