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Optimization of Active Polarimeters for ATR
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W909MY-11-C-0038
Agency Tracking Number: A111-032-0772
Amount:
$99,968.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
A11-032
Solicitation Number:
2011.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
2011
Award Year:
2011
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
2011-06-08
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
N/A
Small Business Information
PO Box 8383
Albuquerque, NM
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United States
DUNS:
100490890
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: Brian Hoover
Title: Chief Scientist
Phone: (505) 250-1685
Email: hoover@advanced-optical.com
Title: Chief Scientist
Phone: (505) 250-1685
Email: hoover@advanced-optical.com
Business Contact
Name: Malini Hoover
Title: Vice President
Phone: (505) 250-1685
Email: malini@advanced-optical.com
Title: Vice President
Phone: (505) 250-1685
Email: malini@advanced-optical.com
Research Institution
Name: Stub
Abstract
Use of polarization signatures can dramatically improve the performance of active or laser sensors for automated target recognition (ATR) and other applications. While their potential has been widely recognized, laser polarimeters have been limited by technology gaps in two areas: utilization of high-dimensional data and operation in a real-time compact system. This project extends and combines 1) polarization-components techniques (PCT) classification algorithms for efficient signature utilization and 2) partial Mueller-matrix polarimeter (pMMP) designs to allow effective implementation in deployable sensors and an existing active imager in particular.
* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *
