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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2018
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
David K. Mefford, Huntsville, AL (US);
Robert A. Smith, Huntsville, AL (US);
John R. Lowell, Fairfax, VA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An optical detection method and device are provided. The optical detection method includes directing an optical beam toward a target; selecting a first test sensor from among a plurality of test sensors to compare with radiation received from the target, wherein the first test sensor comprises a first test chemical; receiving a reflected or scattered optical beam from the target; comparing a first spectrum from the first test chemical with a spectrum of the reflected or scattered optical beam that was received using a linear detector array; determining a likely chemical from the target based on the comparing using a hardware processor; and providing an output based on the determining.