On-orbit Geometric Calibration and Preliminary Accuracy Evaluation of GF-14 Satellite

GF-14 satellite is a new generation of sub-meter stereo surveying and mapping satellite in China,carrying dual-line array stereo mapping cameras to achieve 1∶10000 scale topographic mapping without Ground Control Points(GCPs).In fact,space-based high-precision mapping without GCPs is a challenging task that depends on the close cooperation of several payloads and links,of which on-orbit geometric calibration is one of the most critical links.In this paper,the on-orbit geometric calibration of the dual-line array cameras of GF-14 satellite was performed using the control points collected in the high-precision digital calibration field,and the calibration parameters of the dual-line array cameras were solved as a whole by alternate iterations of forward and backward intersection.On this basis,the location accuracy of the stereo images using the calibration parameters was preliminarily evaluated by using several test fields around the world.The evaluation result shows that the direct forward intersection accuracy of GF-14 satellite images without GCPs after on-orbit geometric calibration reaches 2.34 meters(RMS)in plane and 1.97 meters(RMS)in elevation.

光轴位置测量数据辅助立体影像无控定位技术

在卫星摄影测量中,相机参数经过在轨标定后,仍有随时间变化的低频误差,在无地面控制点情况下,这类低频误差影响卫星影像的定位精度。基于光学自准直原理的光轴位置测量设备可以在轨实时监测相机参数的变化情况,对于全球实时或准实时影像处理,可以使用该测量数据削弱低频误差对立体影像定位精度的影响。本文基于光轴位置测量设备的工作原理,建立了光轴位置测量数据辅助立体影像定位的模型和算法,并利用高分十四号卫星数据进行了试验验证。试验结果表明,利用光轴位置测量数据辅助立体影像定位,无须频繁地进行相机参数在轨标定,也无须地面控制点支持,即可实现卫星影像高精度定位,且全球范围内影像无地面控制点定位精度基本一致,平面精度约为1.87 m,高程精度约为0.73 m。