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MOTION SENSING [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

[The] ability of a vision system to form an image of an object [that] is in motion and [to] determine the direction and speed of that motion.

CONT

Applanix is a leading edge creator of global positioning system, motion sensing, and motion compensation products, as well as services in geocoding remote sensing data.

OBS

motion sensing: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
DEF

Capacité d'un système de vision à former une image d'un objet en mouvement et à déterminer la direction et la vitesse de ce mouvement.

CONT

L'optronique et l'imagerie radar sont deux technologies de reconnaissance [...] Chacune présente ses avantages et offre des informations spécifiques, comme un indice de l'activité humaine avec l'optronique ou la détection de mouvement avec le radar.

OBS

détection de mouvement : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Naves espaciales
  • Teledetección
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