Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 10, 1000006(2025)

Development and Application of Rocket-Borne Image-Measurement Technology in Aerospace

Yue Wang1,3, Yanhong Jing2, Haifeng Zhang1,5、*, Zeyu He1,4, Fengying Yue3, Sen Dong1,5, and Weining Chen1,5
Author Affiliations
  • 1Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics of CAS, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi , China
  • 2Beijing Institute of Space Systems Engineering, Beijing 100076, China
  • 3School of Electrical and Control Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, Shanxi , China
  • 4University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 5Xi'an Key Laboratory of Spacecraft Optical Imaging and Measurement Technology, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi , China
  • show less
    Figures & Tables(15)
    Scene of the Falcon 9 booster landing[19]
    View of outside of rocket and plume upon takeoff, using Imperx cameras[20]
    Optical equipment carried on rocket and captured images[22]. (a) Optical equipment carried on rocket; (b) booster image; (c) booster servo image; (d) second-stage engine image
    Schematic of brightness dynamic range in common life scenarios[23]
    Booster separation scenario[24]
    ExpandNet architecture[28]
    Three-camera HDR array architecture[30]
    Hybrid camera system [32]
    The camera guides the robot arm to grab the butt ring[65]
    Heat shield cross line test results[15]
    Experimental equipment[66]
    Rocket motor swing angle measurement diagram[78]
    Visual measurement diagram of nozzle motion[79]
    Nozzle swing angle multi-visual measurement system[82]
    • Table 1. Comparison of traditional image denoising methods

      View table

      Table 1. Comparison of traditional image denoising methods

      TypeNameImplementation modeAdvantageShortcomingApplication
      Spatial domain filterMean filter43Replace each pixel value with average of the pixels in its neighborhoodSimple and easy to implement, fast calculation speed, suitable for preliminary denoisingEasily result in blurred images, lost edges and detailsRemove Gaussian noise or other uniformly distributed noise
      Median filter44Replace each pixel value with the median of the pixel values in its neighborhoodParticularly effective, it can effectively remove noise while preserving edge informationDenoising effect for Gaussian noise is not as good as mean filter, and computational complexity is highSalt and pepper noise removal, especially for images that contain abrupt noise
      Bilateral filter45New value of each pixel is weighted average of pixels in its neighborhood, and the weight is determined by the spatial distance and difference in pixel valuesRemove noise while preserving image edgesComputational complexity is high, processing speed is slow, has a great influence on parameter selection for effectUsed for image smoothing, noise reduction and edge protection
      Total variation denoising46Noise is removed by minimizing the total variation of the image (i.e. absolute sum of image gradient)Effectively remove noise while preserving the edge structure of imageHigh computational complexity, parameter selection, such as the weight of total variation has a great influence on resultsScenes used for de-noising and where image structure needs to be preserved
      Frequency domain filterGaussian low-pass filter47Image is transformed from the spatial domain to frequency domain using Gaussian function to weight frequency components, and then transformed back to the spatial domainNo ringing phenomenon, can smoothly remove high-frequency noiseEdges and details can be blurred and processed relatively slowlyFor edges and details can be blurred, processing speed is relatively slow
      Wiener filter48Based on statistical characteristics of signal and noise, weights of frequency components are adjusted by an adaptive methodCan adaptively adjust filter, effect is betterSome a priori knowledge of statistical properties of noise and signals is requiredSuitable for situations where noise model is known or can be estimated
    Tools

    Get Citation

    Copy Citation Text

    Yue Wang, Yanhong Jing, Haifeng Zhang, Zeyu He, Fengying Yue, Sen Dong, Weining Chen. Development and Application of Rocket-Borne Image-Measurement Technology in Aerospace[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(10): 1000006

    Download Citation

    EndNote(RIS)BibTexPlain Text
    Save article for my favorites
    Paper Information

    Category: Reviews

    Received: Sep. 24, 2024

    Accepted: Oct. 28, 2024

    Published Online: May. 6, 2025

    The Author Email: Haifeng Zhang (Zhanghf@opt.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP242017

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP242017

    Topics