SBIR/STTR Research Award
Embedded IR (embIR) Thermal Imaging Camera for Nano-UAVs
Award amount
$98,911Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2017Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- RPX TECHNOLOGIES INC
- Proposal award date
- 2017-05-17
- Contract end date
- 2017-11-16
- UEI
- WKCVE6C9KBJ4
- Solicitation number
- 2016.3
- Topic code
- A16-110
Research abstract
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project proposes a breakthrough development in embedded infrared (embIR) thermal imaging with a camera system that utilizes an embedded microcontroller for command, control, digital data processing, and output signal generation while optimizing for image rate, image quality, system size, system weight, thermal management, and power consumption. By combining the latest generation of miniaturized uncooled infrared (IR) imagers with RPX Technologies proprietary embedded microcontroller technology, a completely integrated unified-package camera capable of analog and digital video output can be constructed to meet the requirements outlined in the MCoE Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) Request for Information (RFI). Initial component evaluation using the Night Vision Integrated Performance Model (NV-IPM) shows that the integrated system, along with reasonable optical component modifications, can meet or exceed the requirements outlined for probabilities of detection and recognition.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- TITAN: Thermal Imaging Technology with Affordable NPUs
- Intelligent Resolution Upscaled Sensor (IRUS)
- Detection and Recognition of Airborne Chemicals Onboard (DRACO) a SUAV
- Chroma-Therm: Advanced LWIR Multi-Band Imaging System
- Embedded IR (embIR) EO/IR with an Agile Radio for Interfacing Unmanned Systems (ARIUS)
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Embedded IR (embIR) Thermal Imaging Camera for Nano-UAVs
- Miniaturized small-pixel Uncooled Infrared Imager for Nano Unmanned Air Vehicles
- Miniaturized small-pixel Uncooled Infrared Imager for Nano Unmanned Air Vehicles
Research funding history
9 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2017–2025). Reported award amounts total $5,996,009. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense