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INERTIA REEL CALIBRATION TESTER

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 15119
Amount: $49,767.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1991
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
10016 S 51st Street
Phoenix, AZ 85044
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Stephen M Arndt
 Principal Investigator
 (602) 893-7533
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR AN ADJUNCT TO FLIR SENSORS TO REDUCE THE NOISE EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE AND MINIMUM RESOLVABLE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE EACH BY A FACTOR OF FOUR (4). THE PROPOSED ADJUNCT CAN BE APPLIED TO EXISTING FLIRS WITHOUT MODIFYING THE FLIR IN ANY WAY. THIS PROCESSOR WILL ENABLE CURRENT FLIRS TO PROVIDE SAIRS TYPE PERFORMANCE AT A SMALL FRACTION OF THE COST OF A NEW FLIR. THE NOISE REDUCTION PROCESSOR REDUCES THE NOISE BY REDUCING THE EFFECTIVE BANDWIDTH. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT LOSS OF SPATIAL RESOLUTION OR REDUCTION OF FRAME RATE BY THE APPLICATION OF THE PROCESSING METHODS PROPOSED. THE INNOVATION IN THE PROPOSAL IS IN THE APPROACH TO ACHIEVING THE NOISE REDUCTION FOR DYNAMIC SCENES AT THE FULL FRAME RATE.

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