Abstract
        The modulation transfer function (MTF) for remote sensing imaging sensors sometimes need be automatically measured both
in order to fast calibrate them for best performance while working on board and to do (near) real-time digital compensation for
inevitable degradation. In this paper, we presented such an automatic MTF measurement approach. It is based on the
detection of straight lines with Hough transforms. Once qualified lines are determined, the MTF is estimated by a step edge
method. Experiments with IKONOS images showed the proposed technique has a high success rate for automatically
measuring the MTF with an acceptable accuracy.
        Keywords
        MTF measurement, Optical imaging sensors, Straight line detection.
        Citation
        TIANHUI WANG, SHENGYANG LI, XUZHI LI, An automatic MTF measurement method for remote sensing cameras, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 7, July 2009, pp.650-654 (2009).
        Submitted at: June 28, 2009
 
        Accepted at: July 20, 2009