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A robotically controlled steerable gimbal mounted virtual broadband hyperspectral sensor system and methods provide a highly mobile, rapidly responsive and innovative system of locating targets and exploiting hyperspectral and ultraspectral imaging and non-imaging signature information in real-time

A robotically controlled steerable gimbal mounted virtual broadband hyperspectral sensor system and methods provide a highly mobile, rapidly responsive and innovative system of locating targets and exploiting hyperspectral and ultraspectral imaging and non-imaging signature information in real-time from an aircraft or ground vehicles from overhead or standoff perspective in order to discriminate and identify unique spectral characteristics of the target. The system preferably has one or more mechanically integrated hyperspectral sensors installed on a gimbal backbone and co-boresighted with a similarly optional mounted color video camera and optional LASER within an aerodynamically stable pod shell constructed for three-dimensional stabilization and pointing of the sensor on a direct overhead or off-nadir basis.

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1. A system for gathering and tracking images, the system comprising:a vehicle mounting interface positioned to be connected to a vehicle, the vehicle mounting interface including a steerable gimbal which provides at least two axis of pivotal or rotational movement; a compact pod housing pivotally m

1. A system for gathering and tracking images, the system comprising:a vehicle mounting interface positioned to be connected to a vehicle, the vehicle mounting interface including a steerable gimbal which provides at least two axis of pivotal or rotational movement; a compact pod housing pivotally mounted to the vehicle mounting interface and having at least one window; and a spectral sensor positioned on the steerable gimbal within the pod housing to thereby enable off-nadir scanning, target acquisition, target tracking and analysis of spectral data through the at least one window of the pod housing.