System Integration for Optimal Sensor Performance for the Air Coupled Acoustics Sensors Workshop
Abstract
Inexpensive contact and influence mines can deny the U.S. Navy access to littoral waters. Optical imagers are expensive and seriously degraded by turbidity. Traditional sonars lack the resolution to identify mines and they suffer from multipath reflections. Mine countermeasure operations must be covert and optical- and sonar-based systems are readily detected by conventional means. As an alternative, Lockheed Martin plans a Technology Demonstration in 2001 with a diver hand-held acoustical camera to detect these mines. There are 3-5 MEMS alternatives. A single imaging system supports all MEMS. Three stages of capability demonstrations maintain the application focus. Accomplishments: 1999 - 10 X 10 capability baseline established; 2000 - 32 X 64 sub array functionality and progress demonstration; 2001 - 128 X 128 imaging system demonstration. The briefing charts also depict the AIRS Test and Calibration Facility in Lexington, MA and the Integrated Sniper Location System (I-SLS), which uses both infrared and acoustic means to detect and locate hostile gunfire.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA511152
Entities
Organizations
- Lockheed Martin