Inventors:
William Gregory - Gilbert AZ, US
Mitch Fletcher - Glendale AZ, US
Randy Black - Phoenix AZ, US
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc. - Morristown NJ
International Classification:
G01S 13/90, G01S 13/00, G01S 13/89
US Classification:
342 25A, 342 25 R, 342 42, 342 43, 342175, 342176, 342179, 342190, 342191, 342195
Abstract:
Systems and methods for mapping a surface of a celestial body containing objects and terrain are provided. One system includes a Synthetic Aperture RADAR (SAR) module configured to capture a high-resolution image of the terrain of at least a portion of the surface and a map module configured to store map data representing the portion of the surface. The system also includes a fusion module configured to combine the high-resolution image and the map data to generate a high-resolution map of the portion of the surface. A method includes orbiting the celestial body, capturing, via the SAR module, a high-resolution image during each orbit, and fusing the captured high-resolution image with a low-resolution map of the surface to generate a high-resolution map of the surface. A computer-readable medium for storing instructions that cause a processor to perform the above method is also provided.