Low Cost Thermal Imager (LCTI-M)*
Abstract
*Formerly Advanced Imaging Program. The Low Cost Thermal Imager (LCTI-M) effort will develop a pocket-sized, manufacturable, and practical thermal imager at a price point allowing them to be provided to large numbers of warfighters. The resulting devices will allow a soldier to have practical thermal imaging capability for locating warm objects (e.g., enemy combatants) in darkness. The small Size, weight and Power (SWaP) thermal camera will be integrated with a handheld device such as a cell phone with network capability for tactical ISR. In order to achieve this goal, breakthroughs will be required in low-cost thermal imagers manufactured using wafer scale integration, vacuum packaging, low cost optics and low-power signal processing. By the end of the program, the imager chips will be fully integrated with a low-cost processor and optics. The camera will have wireless connectivity to integrate video display with cell phones or PDAs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- a893462b2ff3bb8be0b36d04df87354f