Advanced Imaging

Abstract

(U) The ability to see farther with higher clarity and through darkness and/or obscurants is vital to nearly all military operations. At the same time, there is immense pressure to reduce the size, weight, and power (SWAP) requirements of advanced imaging systems. In the past, the main driver for this was the need for dismounted soldiers to carry the best available imaging tools – often a matter of life and death. With the advent of smaller and smaller UAVs, which can provide a huge advantage to our troops, the pressure to miniaturize and reduce power is even more intense. This program responds to that need by simultaneously pushing the envelope of imager performance through new detector devices and also dramatically reducing SWAP for UAV and head-worn applications. Technology approaches will include removing the power- and space-hungry cooling requirement of previous generation imagers, pushing to increase resolution and sensitivity through new photon detectors such as nanoantenna-coupled detectors.

Document Details

Document Type
Accomplishment
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Source ID
058252cb7f328678457740803879a1c2

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Space

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