• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 40, Issue 22, 2228001 (2020)
Weiwei Xu*, Liming Zhang, Baoyun Yang, and Jixiang Wang
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory of Optical Calibration and Characterization, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202040.2228001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Weiwei Xu, Liming Zhang, Baoyun Yang, Jixiang Wang. On-Orbit Modulation Transfer Function Estimation of Optical Satellite Camera[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(22): 2228001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Remote sensing image of targets
    Fig. 1. Remote sensing image of targets
    Estimation results by point source method. (a) Fitted point spread function; (b) MTF curve
    Fig. 2. Estimation results by point source method. (a) Fitted point spread function; (b) MTF curve
    Estimation results by knife-edge method. (a) Fitted edge spread; (b) MTF curve
    Fig. 3. Estimation results by knife-edge method. (a) Fitted edge spread; (b) MTF curve
    Relative pixelcoordinateLarge-area targetRadial target
    Low reflectanceHigh reflectanceIn orbit directionPerpendicular to orbit direction
    (1,1)184855443416
    (1,2)185856593423
    (1,3)182858441435
    (2,1)183856430590
    (2,2)186857581598
    (2,3)183859431606
    (3,1)182859421419
    (3,2)183859568424
    (3,3)182856424432
    Table 1. Image response values of targets
    DirectionPoint source methodSquare wave methodKnife-edge methodRelative error /%
    In orbit direction0.22990.20490.2185-5.91
    Perpendicular to orbit direction0.19640.17830.18465.35
    Table 2. On-orbit MTF detection results at Nyquist frequency
    Weiwei Xu, Liming Zhang, Baoyun Yang, Jixiang Wang. On-Orbit Modulation Transfer Function Estimation of Optical Satellite Camera[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(22): 2228001
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