Indirect self-imaging systems and methods
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsChristopher James Wasson, Bradley Whitten Taylor, Richard A. Fowell
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a system includes a controller configured to determine a set of background light intensities associated with a satellite, where each background light intensity corresponds to at least one of an orientation and a position of a light source relative to the satellite, to determine a set of relative orientations of the light source corresponding to the set of background light intensities, and to generate an image of the satellite based, at least in part, on the determined set of background light intensities and the determined set of relative orientations of the light source.
Claims21
A system, comprising:
- a controller (112, 131) configured to:
- determine (502) a set of background light intensities associated with a satellite (110, 210), wherein each background light intensity corresponds to at least one of an orientation and a position of a light source (320, 330) relative to the satellite;
- determine (504) a set of relative orientations of the light source (322, 324, 332, 334) corresponding to the set of background light intensities;
- and
- generate (506) an image (352, 452) of the satellite based, at least in part, on the determined set of background light intensities and the determined set of relative orientations of the light source.
A method comprising:
- determining (502) a set of background electromagnetic radiation “EMR” intensities associated with a satellite (110, 210), wherein each background EMR intensity corresponds to at least one of an orientation and a position of an EMR source (130, 320, 330) relative to the satellite;
- determining (504) a set of relative orientations of the EMR source (322, 324, 332, 334) corresponding to the set of background EMR intensities;
- and
- generating (506) an image (352, 452) of the satellite based, at least in part, on the determined set of background EMR intensities and the determined set of relative orientations of the EMR source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.