Spectral analysis for automated exploration and sample acquisition

Details Spectral analysis for automated exploration and sample acquisition Spectral analysis for automated exploration and sample acquisition

May 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992stin...9413189e&link_type=abstract

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Imaging Spectrometers, Mineralogy, Planetary Geology, Planetary Surfaces, Spectrum Analysis, Classifications, Infrared Spectra, Minerals, Neural Nets, Spectral Bands

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Future space exploration missions will rely heavily on the use of complex instrument data for determining the geologic, chemical, and elemental character of planetary surfaces. One important instrument is the imaging spectrometer, which collects complete images in multiple discrete wavelengths in the visible and infrared regions of the spectrum. Extensive computational effort is required to extract information from such high-dimensional data. A hierarchical classification scheme allows multispectral data to be analyzed for purposes of mineral classification while limiting the overall computational requirements. The hierarchical classifier exploits the tunability of a new type of imaging spectrometer which is based on an acousto-optic tunable filter. This spectrometer collects a complete image in each wavelength passband without spatial scanning. It may be programmed to scan through a range of wavelengths or to collect only specific bands for data analysis. Spectral classification activities employ artificial neural networks, trained to recognize a number of mineral classes. Analysis of the trained networks has proven useful in determining which subsets of spectral bands should be employed at each step of the hierarchical classifier. The network classifiers are capable of recognizing all mineral types which were included in the training set. In addition, the major components of many mineral mixtures can also be recognized. This capability may prove useful for a system designed to evaluate data in a strange environment where details of the mineral composition are not known in advance.

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