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Onboard Processing of Multispectral and Hyperspectral Data of Volcanic Activity for Future Earth-Orbiting and Planetary MissionsAutonomous onboard processing of data allows rapid response to detections of dynamic, changing processes. Software that can detect volcanic eruptions from thermal emission has been used to retask the Earth Observing 1 spacecraft to obtain additional data of the eruption. Rapid transmission of these data to the ground, and the automatic processing of the data to generated images, estimates of eruption parameters and maps of thermal structure, has allowed these products to be delivered rapidly to volcanologists to aid them in assessing eruption risk and hazard. Such applications will enhance science return from future Earth-orbiting spacecraft and also from spacecraft exploring the Solar System, or beyond, which hope to image dynamic processes. Especially in the latter case, long communication times between the spacecraft and Earth exclude a rapid response to what may be a transient process - only using onboard autonomy can the spacecraft react quickly to such an event.
Document ID
20150008519
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Davies, Ashley Gerard
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Chien, Steve
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Tran, Daniel Q.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Doubleday, Joshua
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
May 20, 2015
Publication Date
July 25, 2010
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Conference
Location: Honolulu, HI
Country: United States
Start Date: July 25, 2010
End Date: July 30, 2010
Sponsors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Jupiter
remote sensing
Jovian
autonomy

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