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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2022
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
David R. Gerwe, West Hills, CA (US);
Friedrich W. Kunzler, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Kevin R. Paxton, North Tustin, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
An image capture apparatus comprises a focal plane array and a filter device. The focal plane array comprises a plurality of detectors and the filter device is coupled with and covering the focal plane array. The filter device comprises at least one set of spectral filters, comprising at least a first spectral filter, which comprising a first wavelength range, and a second spectral filter, which comprises a second wavelength range that is different from the first wavelength range. The filter device also comprises a plurality of polarization channels, each having a polarization value that is different than the polarization value of any other of the plurality of polarization channels. The filter device further comprises a plurality of sounding filters, each operable within a spectral wavelength range and each configured to determine a characterization of atmospheric conditions.