NASA uses the Automatic Cloud Coverage Assessment (ACCA) algorithm to determine the ratio of cloud cover to non-cloud cover in an image from the Landsat 7 satellite. In an attempt to reduce the overall processing time of the algorithm NASA, has converted Pass I of the ACCA from C++ programming language to VHDL. However, the VHDL implementation of Pass I creates an inaccurate cloud mask. This project details the methods used to debug and test the VHDL implementation of Pass I.

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Creator

• Patel, Tejal Kirit
• Spellane, William Joseph
• Anderson, Mark Howard

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 02B005M

Advisor

• Looft, Fred J.

Year

• 2002

Center

• Goddard Space Flight Center Project Center - MQP

Date created

• 2002-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright