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PICASSO: an end-to-end image simulation tool for space and airborne imaging systems II. Extension to the thermal infrared: equations and methods
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EngineeringRemote Sensing CommunityImage AnalysisSystems Engineering ProcessSystems EngineeringInfrared OpticModeling And SimulationThermal Infrared Remote SensingComputational PhotographySystems IiAerospace CorporationReflectance ModelingMachine VisionThermal ImagingRadiative Transfer ModellingThermographyAerospace EngineeringInfrared SensorRemote SensingThermal InfraredRemote Sensing SensorInfrared Imaging
In a previous paper in this series, we described how The Aerospace Corporation's Parameterized Image Chain Analysis & Simulation SOftware (PICASSO) tool may be used to model space and airborne imaging systems operating in the visible to near-infrared (VISNIR). PICASSO is a systems-level tool, representative of a class of such tools used throughout the remote sensing community. It is capable of modeling systems over a wide range of fidelity, anywhere from conceptual design level (where it can serve as an integral part of the systems engineering process) to as-built hardware (where it can serve as part of the verification process). In the present paper, we extend the discussion of PICASSO to the modeling of Thermal Infrared (TIR) remote sensing systems, presenting the equations and methods necessary to modeling in that regime.