High Definition Munitions Warning Sensor

ABSTRACT:The High Definition Munitions Warning Sensor (HDMWS) is the centerpiece for a potentially revolutionary technical breakthrough required in the reliable detection of Hostile Munitions. Our strategy is to address the limitations that exist in current HFI and MWS sensors, namely reliance on the initial muzzle flash for detection. Cyan has developed one of the first HD 1920 x 1080 infrared readout integrated circuits with increased spatial resolution. These HD sensors offer unprecedented new capabilities to address longer standoff range hostile fire detection and sight ID. Small pixels with fast framing provide dramatic improvements in signal to noise ratio (SNR) allowing the detection of low observables. A summary of long term systems benefits for HDTWS include: (1) Advanced motion detection, transient detection sensors for locating moving objects, e.g. on FPA moving target processing allows improved capabilities to create geolocation maps and recognize targets and individuals. Small pixels enable new capabilities for detecting augmented weapons sites. (2) Reduced false alarm oversampling, e.g. oversampling demonstrates dramatic reductions in false alarms at lower SNR levels. (3) Enhanced sensitivity resolution capability, e.g. small pixel oversampled technologies that allow increased standoff distances improved resolution and much smaller SWAP than existing sensors. BENEFIT:Novel high performance low cost High Definition FPAs/detectors 2. Dramatic NEI performance which extends range of Muzzle/Munition launch flash and thermal munition tracking beyond the current larger pixels. 3. High Performance low SWaP package on the order of 2 -3 inches in cube, similar in size to visible cameras due to small pixel pitch scaling into smaller package and optics. 4. Ability to perform stand off facial recognition with 20 size focal length lenses at 2-3 km. 5. Ability to perform off axis weapons detection, due to the ability to sense the dim angular fall off associated with off axis OA detection. 6. Dramatically improved sensivity and low false positives due to oversampling/correlation not typically available using non-oversampled larger pixel sensors. 7. Novel ability to detect muzzle flash/lauch flash and track munitions that have dim signatures. AF151-173 High Definition Munitions Warning Sensor(HDMWS) Cyan Systems Proposal # 21 Cyan Systems Proprietary 2.75 8. Homeland security capabilities in securing urban areas against attachs with ealier warning. 9. New potentially higher performance HFI Missile Warning Sensors with imaging and non-imaging modes simultaneously allowing fast ID and Hostile Fire event overlay. 10. High operation temperature broadband InAsSb detectors, lower cost than InSb and HgCdTe, operates at non Cryo temperatures - goals are for TE cooling.