Optical design and testing of a remote microscope

Keith Nowicki, Kelvin H. Wagner, Daniel Feldkhun

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Abstract

Microscopic imaging systems currently used on planetary exploration rovers operate over a short range, are dependent on ambient lighting and have a constrained depth of field requiring image stacking and increasing the data download requirement. The Structured Light Imaging Module Remote Microscope illuminates a target with acousto-optic generated traveling-wave sinusoidal patterns to measure the Fourier components of the object. It can resolve ∼10 μm features at a distance of 5 meters with a ∼20 mm depth of field enabling a rover to evaluate remote targets for further study. In this paper we present the optical and mechanical design, and initial characterization of the first to-scale SLIM-RM prototype.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2015 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2015
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9781479953790
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 5 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event2015 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2015 - Big Sky, United States
Duration: Mar 7 2015Mar 14 2015

Publication series

NameIEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings
Volume2015-June
ISSN (Print)1095-323X

Conference

Conference2015 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBig Sky
Period3/7/153/14/15

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Space and Planetary Science

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