US 6,983,198 B2 | ||
Onboard satellite processing to mitigate data recorder limits | ||
Allan M. Weiner, Melbourne, Fla. (US) | ||
Assigned to Harris Corporation, Melbourne, Fla. (US) | ||
Filed on Sep. 26, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/672,583. | ||
Prior Publication US 2005/0071054 A1, Mar. 31, 2005 | ||
Int. Cl. G06K 9/46 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 701—13 | 34 Claims |
1. A method for increasing an amount of useful data collected by a spacecraft comprising:
selecting a list of targets for which desired information is to be automatically acquired by said spacecraft;
acquiring data anticipated to correspond to said desired information for at least one of said targets on said list;
automatically processing said data on-board said spacecraft to determine whether said data contains at least a predetermined
portion of said desired information; and
automatically discarding said data on-board said spacecraft if it does not contain at least a predetermined portion of said
desired information.
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