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
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.