NIGHT VISION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

This program element (PE) matures and demonstrates sensor technologies that increase Warfighter survivability and lethality by providing sensor capabilities to acquire and engage targets at longer ranges in complex environments and operational conditions (e.g. day/night, obscured, smoke, adverse weather). This PE pursues technologies that improve the Soldier's ability to see at night, provide rapid wide area search, multispectral aided target detection (AiTD), and enable passive long range target identification (ID beyond threat detection) in both an air and ground test-beds (project K70). This PE also matures and evaluates sensors and algorithms designed to detect targets (vehicles and personnel) in camouflage, concealment and deception from airborne platforms, and provides pilotage and situational awareness imagery to multiple pilots/crew members independently for enhanced crew/aircraft operations in day/night/adverse weather conditions (project K86). Project K73 funds congressional special interest items. The cited work is consistent with the Director, Defense Research and Engineering Strategic Plan, the Army Modernization Strategy, and the Army Science and Technology Master Plan. Work in this PE is fully coordinated with efforts in PE 0602709A (Night Vision and Electro-Optics Technology), PE 0602712A (Countermine Systems), PE 0602270A (Electronic Warfare Technology), PE 0602120A (Sensors and Electronic Survivability), PE 0603606A (Landmine Warfare and Barrier Advanced Technology), PE 0603774A (Night Vision Systems Advanced Development), PE 0604710A (Night Vision Systems Engineering Development) and PE 0603005A (Combat Vehicle and Automotive Advanced Technology). Work in this PE is performed by the Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM)/Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC) /Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), Fort Belvoir, VA.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
0603710A_3_2040_PB_2012
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Vehicles
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • High Resolution
  • Identification
  • Laser Radar
  • Lasers
  • Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Night Vision
  • Situational Awareness
  • Target Acquisition
  • Target Detection
  • Three Dimensional
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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