Next-Generation Optical Sensing Technologies for Exploring Ocean Worlds—NASA FluidCam, MiDAR, and NeMO-Net.

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2019Author
Chirayath, Ved
Li, Alan
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We highlight three emerging NASA optical technologies that enhance our ability
to remotely sense, analyze, and explore ocean worlds–FluidCam and fluid lensing,
MiDAR, and NeMO-Net. Fluid lensing is the first remote sensing technology capable
of imaging through ocean waves without distortions in 3D at sub-cm resolutions.
Fluid lensing and the purpose-built FluidCam CubeSat instruments have been used
to provide refraction-corrected 3D multispectral imagery of shallow marine systems
from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Results from repeat 2013 and 2016 airborne
fluid lensing campaigns over coral reefs in American Samoa present a promising new
tool for monitoring fine-scale ecological dynamics in shallow aquatic systems tens of
square kilometers in area. MiDAR is a recently-patented active multispectral remote
sensing and optical communications instrument which evolved from FluidCam. MiDAR
is being tested on UAVs and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to remotely
sense livi.....
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Frontiers in Marine ScienceVolume
6Issue
Article 521Page Range
24pp.Document Language
enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.AMaturity Level
TRL 8 Actual system completed and "mission qualified" through test and demonstration in an operational environment (ground or space)Best Practice Type
Manual (incl. handbook, guide, cookbook etc)DOI Original
10.3389/fmars.2019.00521Citation
Chirayath, V. and Li, A. (2019) Next-Generation Optical Sensing Technologies for Exploring Ocean Worlds—NASA FluidCam, MiDAR, and NeMO-Net. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6:521, 24pp. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00521Collections
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