SBIR/STTR Research Award
System for Nighttime and Low-Light Face Recognition
Award amount
$149,074Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2018Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Special Operations Command
- Recipient company
- POLARIS SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2018-06-14
- Contract end date
- 2018-12-14
- UEI
- QLWWT11B15B3
- Solicitation number
- 2018.0
- Topic code
- SOCOM18A-001
Research abstract
The objective of this proposal is to develop instrumentation and algorithms for acquiring facial features for facial recognition in low- and no-light conditions.We will use cross-spectrum matching by exploiting infrared polarimetric imagery which tends to show features that match more closely visible imagery than conventional infrared.In addition to thermal infrared, we will also test subjects in other parts of the infrared using polarimetric sensors.An assessment of the optimal combination of sensors will be completed and plans for implementing the hardware specifically for a facial recognition system will be prepared for Phase II.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- Large Aperture Testing for Electro Optic Seekers
- Infrared Window Aerothermal Response Model for Hardware-in-the-Loop
- On Demand Polarimetric Upgrade Kit demonstrated with a SWIR/MWIR SWARMS optical tracking camera
- Infrared Imaging Sensor Payload for High-Speed Flight Environments
- SkyPASS Next-Gen Single Aperture Day/Night Compass with Sky Polarization and Star Tracking
Awards with the same topic code
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- System for Nighttime and Low-Light Face Recognition
- System for Nighttime and Low-Light Face Recognition
Research funding history
131 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2025). Reported award amounts total $76,407,877. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Commerce