Imaging Science Seminar: Laboratory-based Scene Generation and Field Capabilities at UD’s Applied Sensing Lab for Supporting Remote Sensing Phenomenology
Imaging Science Seminar
Laboratory-based Scene Generation and Field Capabilities at UD’s Applied Sensing Lab for Supporting Remote Sensing Phenomenology
Dr. Bradley Ratliff
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director, Applied Sensing Laboratory
University of Dayton
Abstract:
The Automated Remote Sensing Solar Simulation (ARSSS) facility within the Applied Sensing Lab at the University of Dayton in a unique facility constructed to support parameterized scene generation for remote sensing phenomenology studies. The ARSSS lab contains highly accurate and repeatable devices for positioning sensors, well-characterized light sources, and scenes/objects, enabling collection of unique data products to support a wide range of phenomenology studies. We describe the facility and its capabilities, datasets we have released publicly, and describe how these data are enabling our research in polarimetric and hyperspectral imaging. Furthermore, we discuss our field collection capabilities and show initial processed results from our airborne polarimetric payload employed to collect data during ROCX 2025.
Bio:
Dr. Ratliff is an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio and also the director of the Applied Sensing Laboratory, founded in 2020. Prof. Ratliff received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in computer and electrical engineering from the University of Dayton in 2000 and 2001, respectively. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of New Mexico in 2004 and was the recipient of the 2006 UNM Popejoy Dissertation Prize. His research interests are in the areas of image processing and pattern recognition for remote sensing applications, particularly in the areas of polarimetric, hyperspectral, infrared, and 3D imaging. Prior to his academic appointment at UD in 2019, Dr. Ratliff worked in industry supporting various agencies in the Department of Defense that primarily included the Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors, Space Vehicles, and Directed Energy directorates and the National Air and Space Intelligence Center. His work primarily focused on remote sensing topics in the areas of infrared, hyperspectral, and polarimetric imaging applications for detection, tracking, and identification tasks within the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance domains.
Intended Audience:
Beginners, undergraduates, graduates. Those with interest in the topic.
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