
High Resolution Eyesafe 3-D LADAR Maritime Imaging ModelAward last edited on: 4/7/2014
Sponsored Program
STTRAwarding Agency
DOD : NavyTotal Award Amount
$599,990Award Phase
2Solicitation Topic Code
N05-T001Principal Investigator
Frederick B PackCompany Information
Phase I
Contract Number: N00014-05-M-0161Start Date: 8/1/2005 Completed: 5/31/2006
Phase I year
2005Phase I Amount
$100,000Benefits:
An application of interest to law enforcement agencies would be a technique for spotting a specific vehicle in heavy traffic using airborne LADAR imagery and matching to models derived from multiple passive images. Typical commercial problems would be monitoring of structures (e.g., bridges, buildings, etc.) for structural weaknesses or degradation, again automatically deriving a LADAR model from multiple passive sources. LADAR will also have considerable use in robotic systems that will be involved in manufacturing, mining, maintenance and repair in severe environments, handling of toxic and explosive materials, and transportation. In all of the future applications, the imaging 3-D LADAR will be required to not only identify the object of interest, but have a precision knowledge of its dimensionality, how it is oriented, where it is located, and the placement and orientation of internal features. The validated 3-D LADAR identification model derived from multiple passive sources will be extensible to all these cases and greatly increase the utility of the sensor, allowing for reliable prediction of performance in a wide variety of commercial environments
Phase II
Contract Number: N68335-06-C-0326Start Date: 7/8/2006 Completed: 1/8/2007
Phase II year
2006Phase II Amount
$499,990Keywords:
IMAGING LADAR, LONG RANGE IDENTIFICATION, TARGET TEMPLATE, TARGET MODEL, LADAR SIMULATION