Adaptive Plenoptic for Passive Ranging and Imaging Surveillance

To address the Armys need for collecting tactical Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) under austere conditions, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop the new Adaptive Plenoptic for Passive Ranging and Imaging SurvEillance (APPRISE) system. The proposed 3D/4D imaging system is based upon POC-developed adaptive optic technologies and unique applied algorithms for processing plenoptic camera data. The innovations in APPRISE will enable the combination of interchangeable high quality commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) F-mount primary optics and evolving imaging array technologies to form an optimized adaptive real-time 3D/4D imaging system. During Phase I, this passive imaging technology, when coupled with POC algorithms, offers to simultaneously provide 20 Hz video co-registered adaptive spatial and angular (range) resolution information to meet mission requirements while maintaining a portable size weight and power (SWaP) envelope, which directly addresses the Armys requirements for timely actionable intelligence and geo-spatial data. In Phase I, POC will demonstrate the feasibility of the APPRISE system by building a prototype, collecting 4D imagery on structured indoor and outdoor (up to 4 km) scenes, and then analyzing the data and effectiveness of POC algorithms. In Phase II, POC plans to build, test, and deliver an integrated APPRISE system.