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PASSIVE RANGING SYSTEM/ALGORITHM USING ELECTRO-OPTIC DATA

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 9794
Amount: $49,600.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1989
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2071 Indigo Dr
Dunedin, FL 34698
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Simon W Lu
 (813) 736-5737
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE FOUR DIFFERENT SYSTEMS/ALGORITHMS FOR PASSIVELY RANGING SHIPS AND OTHER FLOATING OBJECTS OF INTEREST USING ELECTRO-OPTIC SENSORS. THIS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT INCLUDES THREE PARTS: 1) EVALUATION OF FOUR APPROACHES: DUAL-CAMERA SYSTEM, SPECTRUM ANALYSIS AUTO-FOCUS SYSTEM, DUAL-SENSOR SCANNING SYSTEM, AND SINGLE-CAMERA SCANNING SYSTEM. 2) FEASIBILITY STUDY OF DUAL-CAMERA SYSTEM. 3) FEASIBILITY STUDY OF SINCLE-CAMERA SCANNING SYSTEM. THE DUAL-SENSORS AND SINGLE-CAMERA APPROACHES ARE INVENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS AND THE PATENT APPLICATIONS ARE PENDING. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR NAVAL APPLICATIONS INCLUDING THE COMPENSATION OF UNCERTAINTIES IN THE VERTICAL REFERENCE, OBJECTS OF UNKNOWN SIZE, GEOMETRY, AND MANEUVERING OF BOTH THE SHIP PLATFORM AND THE VIEWED OBJECT. THE FEASIBILITY STUDY OF FULL-VIEW 3-D INFORMATION AND DISPLAY WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTED IN THIS PROJECT.

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