SBIR-STTR Award

H.E.A.T. has experience in designing and building advanced indirect view multi-spectral fusion night vision goggles utilizing HMDs. The requirements for the Warfighters are somewhat different than our current products, but are well within our capabilities. Recent advances in technology will cover a number of the improvements. We propose several innovative ideas to meet the needs of the Warfighter Corps. Our proposal is a triple band fused image displayed on a twin display HMD. Some of the high points of what makes our approach different are: A) SWIR for covert movement and target illumination. B) SWIR tracking of the covert laser pointer for tracking the aim point of the weapon and displaying an icon on the HMD showing this position without the use of position sensors that will not work reliably in MOUT and other important situations. C) Improved movement capability via either stereo or peripheral vision. D) MAP Picture-In-Picture or full screen with overlaid situational awareness icons obtained from the tactical internet 2525B interface. E) 6X thermal weapon sight being related to an ROI/box display at the correct scale. F) Moving Target Indicators (threat detection) while the Warfighter is either stationary or moving. G) Spot metering for the I2 camera to allow the user to maximize dynamic range in Cave and Urban Assault. H) iStorm interface bringing in ELRF capability. (If the Warfighter Corps does not use iStorm, we are willing to interface to the ELRF the Marine Corps selection for this subsystem)

The purpose of this proposal is to show, based on the results of the analyses performed in Phase I that H.E.A.T can move the draft design to a formal design and build a prototype deliverable ready for user trials having met all the stated goals of this project. H.E.A.T. has a seven year history of building fusion systems for body worn applications and has developed relationships and agreements with sensor manufacturers where firmware and component level design adaptation of a baseline sensor is modified to meet an overall system performance requirement.

Keywords:
Digital Fusion, Covert, Micro Display, Thermal Imager, External Data.