Wide Area Video Surveillance
Abstract
The Wide Area Video Surveillance program is developing advanced electro-optical and infrared sensor technologies to enable persistent, wide-area, day-night video surveillance. Specific examples of these technologies includes: gigapixel focal plane arrays; advanced digital signal processors for giga-pixel image formation; advanced image processing algorithms for real-time detection, identification, and tracking of elusive and deceptive military targets; and advanced optics, telescopes and gimbals for high-resolution image capture. The Wide Area Video Surveillance program integrates these technologies in proof-of-concept prototypes for demonstration on military platforms including large and small, manned and unmanned aerial vehicles. Wide Area Video Surveillance technologies are planned for transition to the U.S. Air Force. Efforts in this program include: - The Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance - Imaging System (ARGUS-IS) program is developing an airborne sensor system that provides persistent, real-time, high-resolution, wide-area video surveillance. ARGUS-IS will provide the warfighter with a minimum of 65 "Predator like" video windows across the field of view. Each video window is electronically steerable and independent of the others. ARGUS-IS can also provide a global moving target indicator for vehicle size objects across the entire field of view. ARGUS-IS is comprised of three major subsystems: (1) a Gigapixel Sensor Subsystem (GSS) which consists of a set of four telescopes and is mounted in a 3-axis stabilized gimbal; (2) an Airborne Processing Subsystem (APS) which takes raw pixels from the GSS and performs all required processing; and (3) a ground processing subsystem which provides the interface to the user and records down-linked imagery. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the transition of ARGUS-IS from DARPA to the U.S. Air Force has been executed, and technologies are transitioning to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army. - The Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance - Infrared (ARGUS-IR) program is developing an airborne sensor system that provides a persistent, real-time, high-resolution, wide-area night video surveillance capability. ARGUS-IR uses an advanced infrared (IR) focal plane array (FPA) sensor. The nighttime persistent capability provided by ARGUS-IR combined with the daytime capability provided by ARGUS-IS enables 24-hour day/night surveillance. ARGUS-IR's wide-area, high-update-rate, high-resolution imaging capability will enable detection and tracking of dismounts as well as vehicles. ARGUS-IR will utilize the signal/image processor developed as part of ARGUS-IS, enabling ARGUS-IS and ARGUS-IR to be combined into a common pod. ARGUS-IR must overcome a number of demanding technical challenges related to the IR FPA and size, weight, and power constraints for the IR sensor. A transition plan is being developed with the U.S. Air Force.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 7e856b289e1d2df7f1ededf458a1a6e6
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