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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
May. 20, 2011
John F. Silny, Playa Del Rey, CA (US);
Stephen J. Schiller, La Mirada, CA (US);
John F. Silny, Playa Del Rey, CA (US);
Stephen J. Schiller, La Mirada, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method and a system for spectral calibration of a remote sensing sensor and a synthetic target having a tunable spectral composition are described. The system or synthetic target includes a plurality of reflective mirrors arranged to reflect radiation from a source of radiation onto a remotely located radiation sensor. A first mirror in the plurality of mirrors is configured to reflect a first portion of the radiation in a first wavelength toward the remotely located radiation sensor. A second mirror in the plurality of mirrors is configured to reflect a second portion of the radiation in a second wavelength different from the first wavelength toward the remotely located radiation sensor. The first portion of the radiation and the second portion of the radiation can be selected to calibrate the remotely located radiation sensor so as to provide a quantitative spectral relationship between the radiation detected at the remotely located sensor and the radiation reflected by the plurality of mirrors.