Guia docente 2023_24 Escola de Enxeñaría Aeronáutica e do Espazo

Máster Universitario en Sistemas Aéreos no Tripulados

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
1. Introduction to observation systems	Motivation. Applications. Basic components of a sensor. Relevant spectral regions. Integration of sensors in UAVs
2. Radiation measurement	Ways to describe radiation propagation. Electromagnetic theory. Harmonic waves. Types of waves. Propagation of electromagnetic waves. Wave energy flow. Radiometric magnitudes and units. Photometric magnitudes and units.
3. Radiation sources	Types of radiation sources. Ratiative processes: emission and reflection. Thermal sources. Kirchhoff's law. Reflection types. Lambertian sources. Source-sensor radiation transfer. Atmospheric transmission.
4. Radiation detectors	Types of radiation detectors. Photon detectors. Architectures of photon detectors. Colour detectors. Thermal detectors. Microbolometers. Noise sources.
5. Optical systems	Centered systems. Perfect system. Abbe and Herschel conditions. Paraxial optics. Cardinal elements. Coupling of optical systems. Lenses and mirrors. Aberrations. Aperture and field stops. Resolution of optical systems.
6. Image sensors	Optical systems for cameras. Transversal and angular fields. Onjective basic design: telescope and wide angle. Image plane irradiance. Image resolution and sharpness. Image acquisition from UAVs. Responsivity and detectivity. Sensor sensitivity: figures of merit. Space resolution: PSF and MTF.
7. Thermal imaging	Types of thermographic systems. Output signal. Detector's general response. Image evaluation: figures of merit. Spatial resolution. Measuring instantaneous field of view. Applications.
8. Spectral imaging	Multiespectral and hyperespectral systems. Classification of hyperespectral systems. Spectral variables. Separation systems. Interference band filters. Diffraction gratings. Fourier transform spectrometers.
9. RADAR systems.	RADAR basics. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). RADAR as an remote sensing system. Measurement of deformations with RADAR.
10. LiDAR systems.	Fundamentals. Time-of-flight LiDAR systems. Phase difference LiDAR systems. Solid state LiDAR systems. Calibration of LiDAR systems. Measurement procedures. Point clouds.
11. Integration of remote sensing and navigation system.	Fundamentals of navigation systems. GNSS and INS systems. Integration with passive optical systems. Integration with active optical systems
12. Data analysis and image processing	Metadata. Digital image. Image definition. Object recognition and tracking. Image processing. Photogrammetry. Point cloud processing