Corning microHSI 410 SHARK Hyperspectral Sensor

A few of the 410 SHARK’s innovative features include:

• First complete, coherent HSI sensor system designed specifically for small UAS/UAV drones
• System includes: – visNIR microHSI™ 410 sensor – Lens – GPS/Inertial navigation system (INS) – Microprocessor control – Data acquisition and storage
• Dimensions: 136.4 x 87.4 x 70.4mm (with lens)  / 95.8 x 87.4 x 70.4mm  (without lens) • Weight: 730 grams
• Web interface for system management and control
• Flight planning and execution software enables preprogramming of image collection plan
  • Automated waypoint operation, frame rate, binning, selectable image recording options
• Operating and maintenance documentation
• API interface (upon request)
• Designed for minimum 30 minute operating/recording time.
  • Consistent with performance of most small UAS
  • Hot-swap battery optional; larger battery available
• For more effective data management, the user can choose to collect the entire 155 band hyperspectral image cube, or only the spectral bands needed for a specific mission or application.
• Digital Elevation Maps (DEM) can be loaded into the system pre-flight for the area to be imaged to improve image georegistration during post-processing.
• Spectral Range: 400nm-1000nm

The 410 SHARK is the lowest cost integrated airborne hyperspectral imaging system on the market today. 

Hyperspectral vs. Multispectral Imaging Technology

• Hyperspectral imagers cover many dozens to hundreds of spectral bands contiguously
• Multispectral imagers cover a selected set of bands non-contiguously
  • Spectral information critical for characterization, research and development of specific applications may be missing.
  • Number of spectral bands is insufficient to address multitude of developed and proven applications and indices.

Why Hyperspectral Over Multispectral for Precision Agriculture?

• Agricultural market demand for hyperspectral sensor systems is growing to address a growing catalog of vegetation indices used for vegetation/crop analysis and diagnostics.
  • There are currently over proven 65 vegetation indices, and growing
• New crop specific, application specific indices are being developed and introduced each year.
• Multispectral sensor systems can utilize only a small subset of indices, and cannot take advantage of new indices as they are introduced.
• Hyperspectral sensors enable the research and development of new vegetation indices – multispectral sensors do not.

Corning MicroHSI 410 Shark – Use Cases

Crop Growth and Health Assessment/Management

• Enables the evaluation of vegetation stress, often before it is visible to the human eye or with other sensors.
• Enables the visualization of change in crop growth and health, and yield prediction throughout the growing season.
• Data products: NDVI reNDVI, Senesis and dozens of other indices

Olive Orchard – Zamora, CA

In less than 48 hours…

• The microHSI™ 410 SHARK and miniature UAS were integrated, tested and flown, and high quality geo-referenced data sets were produced.
• Entire system weighed less than 3.7kg including payload and battery

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NASA ROSES Program

• Corning visNIR microHSI Sensor/System was flown over shallow reef, sea grass in Florida Keys for climate change assessment study
• Platform: rotary wing UAV
• Data extracted immediately after flight for processing
• System operated without interruptions during 2 week campaign
• NASA Group Achievement Award – 2014