Drs Network & Imaging Systems, LLC

Philip Ely

Mark Muzilla

A method includes providing a body, an actuator coupled to the body, a stage coupled to the actuator, an image sensor coupled to the stage, a first staring focal plane array that is located at a first location, and a second staring focal plane array that is located at a second location that is offset from the first location in two dimensions. The method also includes determining a velocity of the body, causing the actuator to backscan the stage in one or more directions at a drive velocity corresponding to the velocity of the body, causing the first staring focal plane array to capture a first strip of images of a target, and causing the second staring focal plane array to capture a second strip of images of the target. The second strip of images is offset from the first strip of images in the two dimensions.

Method and system for scanning of a focal plane array during earth observation imaging

An imaging system includes a body, a stage coupled to the body, and an actuator coupled to the body and the stage. The actuator is configured to move the stage in one or more directions relative to the body. The imaging system also includes a focal plane array including one or more detectors and coupled to the stage and a controller coupled to the actuator. The controller is configured to determine a velocity of the body and to cause the actuator to backscan the stage in the one or more directions at a drive velocity corresponding to the velocity of the body. Moreover, the controller is communicatively coupled to the one or more detectors and causes the one or more detectors to capture image data during the backscan.

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