Boresight Calibration of GNSS/INS-Assisted Push-Broom Hyperspectral Scanners on UAV Platforms

被引:51
作者
Habib, Ayman [1 ]
Zhou, Tian [1 ]
Masjedi, Ali [1 ]
Zhang, Zhou [2 ]
Flatt, John Evan [1 ]
Crawford, Melba [1 ]
机构
[1] Purdue Univ, Lyles Sch Civil Engn, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
[2] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Land Air & Water Resources, Davis, CA 95616 USA
关键词
Boresight calibration; direct georeferencing; hyperspectral imaging; integrated global navigation satellite system/inertial navigation system (GNSS/INS); push-broom scanner; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); CAMERAS; IMAGERY;
D O I
10.1109/JSTARS.2018.2813263
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) utilizing push-broom hyperspectral scanners are poised to become a popular alternative to conventional remote sensing platforms such as manned aircraft and satellites. In order to employ this emerging technology in fields such as high-throughput phenotyping and precision agriculture, direct georeferencing of hyperspectral data using onboard integrated global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) and inertial navigation systems (INSs) is required. Directly deriving the scanner position and orientation requires the spatial and rotational relationship between the coordinate systems of the GNSS/INS and hyperspectral scanner to be measured. The spatial offset (lever arm) between the scanner and GNSS/INS unit can be measured manually. However, the angular relationship (boresight angles) between the scanner and GNSS/INS coordinate systems, which is more critical for accurate generation of georeferenced products, is difficult to establish. This paper presents three calibration approaches to estimate the boresight angles relating hyperspectral push-broom scanner and GNSS/INS coordinate systems. For reliable/practical estimation of the boresight angles, this paper starts with establishing the optimal/minimal flight and control/tie point configuration through a bias impact analysis starting from the point positioning equation. Then, an approximate calibration procedure utilizing tie points in overlapping scenes is presented after making some assumptions about the flight trajectory and topography of covered terrain. Next, two rigorous approaches are introduced - one using ground control points and other using tie features. The approximate/rigorous approaches are based on enforcing the collinearity and coplanarity of the light rays connecting the perspective centers of the imaging scanner, object point, and the respective image points. To evaluate the accuracy of the proposed approaches, estimated boresight angles are used for orthorectification of six hyperspectral UAV dataset acquired over an agricultural field. Qualitative and quantitative evaluations of the results have shown significant improvement in the derived orthophotos to a level equivalent to the ground sampling distance of the used scanner (namely, 3-5 cm when flying at 60 m).
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页码:1734 / 1749
页数:16
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