Program Overview
The Goddard Institute of Systems, Software, and Technology Research (GISSTR) Sensor Development effort is a NASA-funded project focused on the development of remote sensing instrumentation for mobile platforms. The sensors developed operate in the deep ultraviolet through near infrared wavelengths and can be used on unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), robotic platforms, and handheld operations.
SRG’s Remote Optical Sensing project develops complex sensing systems, integrates these systems onto non-traditional platforms, and analyzes data produced by these instruments. These sensors are used in unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), robotic platforms, and hand held applications, including explosives detection.
The project currently is developing a hyperspectral imaging sensor, a laser-induced fluorescence sensor, and a high-resolution imagery system for deployment on a 20-pound payload capacity UAV. In addition, this project is providing proof of concept measurements and an initial design necessary for the development of explosives detection systems for handheld through vehicle-mounted applications.
This Remote Optical Sensing project has also planned and executed an environmental science mission which involved commissioning a hyperspectral imaging survey from a manned aircraft. The investigation was focused on nonpoint source pollutants over portions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The project was performed in conjunction with the University of Maryland’s Appalachian Laboratory.
Significant Accomplishments
This initiative has achieved the following:
- Designed and developed a hyperspectral imaging sensor for unmanned air vehicles;
- Developed a relationship with a world leader in the area of deep ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopy and are in the process of developing an explosives detection system; and
- Conducted an investigation into nonpoint source pollutants from agriculture runoff over portions of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
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