Project Dark HORSE: a hyperspectral imaging sensor for autonomous real-time detection

摘要

Researchers at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have successfully demonstrated autonomous, real time detection of military ground targets using a long-wave infrared hyperspectral imaging sensor. The work was performed under NRL's Dark HORSE effort, the culmination of a four-year Multispectral Overhead IR/EO Surveillance (MOVIES) program to develop real-time hyperspectral detection, cueing, target location, and target designation capabilities. The following provides an overview of Dark HORSE 2 (DH2), the recently completed second phase of the Dark HORSE effort. The DH2 hyperspectral sensor system is described in detail along with a recent field experiment in which it was employed. A preliminary analysis of the collected data is also presented.