Dual Speed Read Out Integrated Circuit (ROIC)

Typical imager speeds (30 Hz to 60 Hz) are usually too slow to detect and track hostile fire. To achieve higher speeds, windowing and clustering are used. However, these methods reduce the field of view and the spatial resolution. Nu-Trek is proposing to develop a 2-speed SWIR imager, with optional range finder and real-time hostile fire detection algorithms. The SWIR imager will provide high dynamic range and high speed images simultaneously, without sacrificing spatial resolution or field of view. The real-time algorithms will correlate the high dynamic range, high speed, and range finder data streams to detect hostile fire events, locate the source of the event, and minimize false positives.