Remote Sensing Concepts detailed syllabus for Robotics & Automation Engineering (Robotics) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Robotics students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Course Objectives:
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Unit I
REMOTE SENSING AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION Definition – components of RS – History of Remote Sensing – Merits and demerits of data collation between conventional and remote sensing methods – Electromagnetic Spectrum -Radiation principles – Wave theory, Planck’s law, Wien’s Displacement Law, Stefan’s Boltzmann law, Kirchoff’s law – Radiation sources: active & passive – Radiation Quantities
Unit II
EMR INTERACTION WITH ATMOSPHERE AND EARTH MATERIAL Standard atmospheric profile – main atmospheric regions and its characteristics – interaction of radiation with atmosphere – Scattering, absorption and refraction – Atmospheric windows – Energy balance equation – Specular and diffuse reflectors – Spectral reflectance & emittance -Spectroradiometer – Spectral Signature concepts – Typical spectral reflectance curves for vegetation, soil and water – solid surface scattering in microwave region.
Unit III
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Unit IV
SENSING TECHNIQUES Classification of remote sensors – Resolution concept : spatial, spectral, radiometric and temporal resolutions – Scanners – Along and across track scanners – Optical-infrared sensors – Thermal
sensors – microwave sensors – Calibration of sensors – High Resolution Sensors – LIDAR , UAV -Orbital and sensor characteristics of live Indian earth observation satellites
Unit V
DATA PRODUCTS AND INTERPRETATION Photographic and digital products – Types, levels and open source satellite data products -selection and procurement of data- Visual interpretation: basic elements and interpretation keys -Digital interpretation – Concepts of Image rectification, Image enhancement and Image classification
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the student is expected to
- Understand the concepts and laws related to remote sensing
- Understand the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with atmosphere and earth material
- Acquire knowledge about satellite orbits and different types of satellites
- Understand the different types of remote sensors
- Gain knowledge about the concepts of interpretation of satellite imagery
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Janza, F.Z., Blue H.M. and Johnson,J.E. Manual of Remote Sensing. Vol.1, American Society of Photogrametry, Virginia, USA, 2002.
- Verbyla, David, Satellite Remote Sensing of Natural Resources. CRC Press, 1995
- Paul Curran P.J. Principles of Remote Sensing. Longman, RLBS, 1988.
- Introduction to Physics and Techniques of Remote Sensing , Charles Elachi and Jacob Van Zyl, 2006 Edition II, Wiley Publication.
- Basudeb Bhatta, Remote Sensing and GIS, Oxford University Press, 2011
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