Real-time hyperspectral detection and cuing

The Dark HORSE 1 (Hyperspectral Overhead Reconnais- sance and Surveillance Experiment 1) flight test has demonstrated au- tonomous, real-time visible hyperspectral detection of military ground tar- gets with real-time cuing of a high-resolution framing camera. An overview of the Dark HORSE 1 hyperspectral sensor system is pre- sented. The system hardware components are described in detail, with an emphasis on the visible hyperspectral sensor and the real-time pro- cessor. Descriptions of system software and processing methods are also provided. The recent field experiment in which the Dark HORSE 1 system was employed is described in detail along with an analysis of the collected data. The results evince per-pixel false-alarm rates on the or- der of 10 25 /km 2 , and demonstrate the improved performance obtained