Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-spectral and polarization imaging apparatus with atmospheric sounding filters and associated system and method
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Application No.: US17967215Application Date: 2022-10-17
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Publication No.: US12298468B2Publication Date: 2025-05-13
- Inventor: David R. Gerwe , Friedrich W. Kunzler , Kevin R. Paxton
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Kunzler Bean & Adamson
- Main IPC: G01J3/28
- IPC: G01J3/28 ; G01J3/02 ; G01W1/16 ; G01W1/18

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.
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