Summary of Image-based Detection Of Segment Misalignment in Multi-mirror Satellites Using Transfer Learning, by C. Tanner Fredieu et al.
Image-based Detection of Segment Misalignment in Multi-mirror Satellites using Transfer Learning
by C. Tanner Fredieu, Jonathan Tesch, Andrew Kee, David Redding
First submitted to arxiv on: 30 Jul 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Image and Video Processing (eess.IV)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper introduces a system based on transfer learning that detects segment misalignment in multimirror satellites like CubeSats and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) using image-based methods. The system uses pre-trained large-scale image models trained on grayscale patches of satellite images, leveraging Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). The approach can be applied to any number of mirrors, with simulated tests conducted on CubeSats with 4, 6, and 8 segments. The system detects misalignment by analyzing the intensity of “ghost images”, which is directly proportional to the number of misaligned segments. The models achieved high classification accuracies: 98.75% for binary segmentation and 98.05% for intensity classification across eight classes. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper creates a system that helps detect when mirrors in satellites get out of alignment, using images taken by these satellites. It’s like trying to find a ghost image that appears when mirrors are misaligned. The system uses special models that were trained on lots of satellite images and can tell if there’s more than one mirror out of alignment. This is important because it helps us understand what’s happening with our satellites in space, like the James Webb Space Telescope. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Alignment » Classification » Transfer learning
