Cave Dog
Abstract
(U) The Cave Dog program will provide an alternative to visual, infrared and millimeter wave radar imaging for environments in which obscurants are used that limit the imaging capability of these systems. Cave Dog will provide an acoustics-based imaging capability. By sensing reflected sound waves and combining the low resolution acoustic imaging data with architectural and contextual models of the environment, an approximate representation of the area surrounding a soldier may be developed, allowing a soldier to identify walls, doorways, and people. Cave Dog will provide the soldier with knowledge of his environment in conditions of total darkness and in the presence of smoke, dust, or other airborne particles. The Cave Dog program will focus on developing sensors as well as the software required to provide real-time processing of acoustic array data and algorithms to develop a representation of the surrounding environment based on the coarse imagery provided by the acoustic sensor and models of architectural and structural elements of the surrounding environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 57131ef4361f492441883e3085497926