Korean Journal of Remote Sensing (대한원격탐사학회지)

Korean Society of Remote Sensing (대한원격탐사학회)
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The Signal-to-Noise Ratio Enhancement of the Satellite Electro-Optical Imager using Noise Analysis Methods

영상센서신호의 잡음분석을 이용한 위성용 전자광학탑재체의 신호대잡음비 개선 방법

  • Park, Jong-Euk (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Kijun (Chungnam National University, Department of Electronics Engineering)
  • Received : 2017.02.21
  • Accepted : 2017.04.05
  • Published : 2017.04.30
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Abstract

The Satellite Electro-Optic Payload System needsspecial requirements with the conditions of limited power consumption and the space environment of solar radiation. The acquired image quality should be mainly depend on the GSD (Ground Sampled Distance), SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio), and MTF (Modulation Transfer Function). On the well-manufactured sensor level, the thermal noise is removed on ASP (Analog Signal Processing) using the CDS (Corrective Double Sampling); the noise signal from the image sensor can be reduced from the offset signals based on the pre-pixels and the dark-pixels. The non-uniformity shall be corrected with gain, offset, and correction parameter of the image sensor pixel characteristic on the sensor control system. This paper describes the SNR enhancement method of the satellite EOS payload using the mentioned noise remove processes on the system design and operation, which is verified by tests and simulations.

위성용 전자광학탑재체는 제한된 소모전력 및 우주방사선과 같은 사용 환경에 의해 설계부터 특별한 요구사항을 가지고 있으며, 획득 영상의 품질은 주로 GSD (Ground Sampled Distance), 신호대잡음비(SNR, Signal to Noise Ratio), MTF (Modulation Transfer Function)에 따라 좌우된다. 영상센서의 출력신호에 포함된 잡음 감소를 통한 신호대잡음비 개선을 위하여, 센서에 추가된 프리픽셀(Pre-pixel) 및 다크픽셀(Dark-pixel)을 사용하여 CDS (Corrective Double Sampling) 방식을 통해 영상센서의 잡음 성분을 포함한 오프셋 신호(Offset Signal)를 제거하는 아날로그 신호처리(ASP, Analog Signal Processor) 방법을 제안한다. 또한 센서 제어시스템에서는 영상의 불균일성 처리를 위해 제어시스템의 출력 포트별 게인(Gain), 오프셋, 및 센서의 화소별 특성을 반영한 다양한 방식에 의한 보정 방법이 적용된다. 본 논문에서는 이상 설명한 여러 가지 잡음 개선방법을 시스템 설계 및 운영에 적용하여 위성탑재용 전자광학카메라의 신호대잡음비 향상 방법을 제안하고, 실험을 통해 검증한다.

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