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Real Time, Low Bandwidth, Detachable Damage Assessment Eye

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: F08630-01-C-0016
Agency Tracking Number: 001MN-2114
Amount: $0.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2001
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 10
Torrance, CA 90501
United States
DUNS: 153865951
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Andrew Kostrzewski
 Assist. Vice President
 (310) 320-3088
 akostew@aol.com
Business Contact
 Gordon Drew
Title: Chief Finanical Officier
Phone: (310) 320-3088
Email: gdrew@poc.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a Smart Munition Smart Sensor (SMSS) system bringing together video processing, compression, and transmission technology, with the capability to communicate at beyond-line-of-sight ranges out to a fewhundred kilometers. SMSS will send sensor data to a ground or air station, fully compressed at ratios of 1000:1 and more while preserving high signal quality and integrity. The data stream will include full motion, high-resolution video/IR data and stillimagery, GPS positioning, and sensor fusion control. SMSS will send messages and video at extended ranges for real-time target identification/location and battle damage indication. Phase II will concentrate on refining video compression hardware andsoftware, emphasizing object oriented compression and low overhead encryption. Wireless, real-time transmission of video from the munition at the base station, and of control signals from the base station to the munition will be sufficiently fast tosupport semi-autonomous, and in the near future fully-autonomous, on-the-fly target reassignment based on real-time BDI. Phase I results demonstrated high quality video at high compression ratios, using object oriented compression, in real time, with lowlatency (>15ms). The Phase II effort will produce a fully deployable SMSS prototype.

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