Reconfigurable Multispectral Imaging System Design and Implementation with FPGA Control

Multispectral imaging plays an important role in fields such as environmental monitoring and industrial inspection. To meet the demands for high spatial resolution, portability, and multi-scenario use, this study presents a reconfigurable 2 × 3 multispectral camera-array imaging system. The system features a modular architecture, allowing for the flexible exchange of lenses and narrowband filters. Each camera node is equipped with an FPGA that performs real-time sensor control and data preprocessing. A companion host program, based on the GigE Vision protocol, was developed for synchronous control, multi-channel real-time visualization, and unified parameter configuration. End-to-end performance verification confirmed stable, lossless, and synchronous acquisition from all six 3072 × 2048-pixel resolution channels. Following field alignment, the 16 mm lens achieves an effective 4.7 MP spatial resolution. Spectral profile measurements further confirm that the system exhibits favorable spectral response characteristics. The proposed framework provides a high-resolution and flexible solution for portable multispectral imaging.

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Applied Sciences
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2025-12-08
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https://doi.org/10.3390/app152412951
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Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry
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Reconfigurable Multispectral Imaging System Design and Implementation with FPGA Control

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Reconfigurable Multispectral Imaging System Design and Implementation with FPGA Control

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Abstract

Multispectral imaging plays an important role in fields such as environmental monitoring and industrial inspection. To meet the demands for high spatial resolution, portability, and multi-scenario use, this study presents a reconfigurable 2 × 3 multispectral camera-array imaging system. The system features a modular architecture, allowing for the flexible exchange of lenses and narrowband filters. Each camera node is equipped with an FPGA that performs real-time sensor control and data preprocessing. A companion host program, based on the GigE Vision protocol, was developed for synchronous control, multi-channel real-time visualization, and unified parameter configuration. End-to-end performance verification confirmed stable, lossless, and synchronous acquisition from all six 3072 × 2048-pixel resolution channels. Following field alignment, the 16 mm lens achieves an effective 4.7 MP spatial resolution. Spectral profile measurements further confirm that the system exhibits favorable spectral response characteristics. The proposed framework provides a high-resolution and flexible solution for portable multispectral imaging.

Applied SciencesVol. 15(24)
Aviation Industry Corporation of China (China) (CN), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (CN), Aerospace Information Research Institute (CN), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 62%
Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry
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