Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2026, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (8): 2526-2534.doi: 10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2026.08.03

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Simulation method of degradation effect for space target optical imaging in extreme space environment

Songjiang FENG1, Hong LIU1,2(), Yanning ZHANG2(), Dou SUN1,3   

  1. 1. Space Security Research Center,Space Engineering University,Beijing 101416,China
    2. School of Computer Science,Northwestern Polytechnical University,Xi’an 710072,China
    3. Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Countermeasure and Simulation Technology of Ministry of Education Xidian University,Xi’an 710071,China
  • Received:2025-06-03 Revised:2025-10-28 Online:2026-02-11 Published:2026-02-11
  • Contact: Hong LIU E-mail:liuhong19870518@126.com;ynzhang@nwpu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Regarding the existing deficiencies in the analysis and simulation of degradation effects of the simulated optical images of space targets in extreme space environments, this paper analyzes the imaging characteristics in the extreme space environment and the degradation effects of space target optical imaging. Gaussian filtering is employed to calculate and simulate the imaging blurring degradation effects caused by atmospheric scattering and point spread effects. A simulation calculation process method for the halo artifact effect based on the number of overexposed pixels in the neighborhood is designed. Moreover, the simulation results of the imaging degradation effects under different conditions are comparatively analyzed. The simulation method of the degradation effects of space target optical imaging proposed in this paper can provide technical support and an effective approach for the calculation and generation of high-fidelity image data in the extreme space environment.

Key words: space target, imaging simulation, degradation effect, halo artifact

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