Reconfigurable Covert Wireless Video Streaming

Intelligent Automation, Inc. proposes to develop an innovative reconfigurable covert wireless video streaming device that can stream real-time video or control signals from various military gears, such as video/IR cameras, and sighting systems to remote locations or robotic platforms clandestinely. The superiority of the proposed approach is due to the use of four key elements: (1) Ultra-wideband (UWB) radio providing a covert wireless link with high throughput; (2) JPEG2000 codec for robust and low-latency video compression and decompression; (3) FPGA to enable reconfigurability, tight integration, and miniaturization; (4) Mobile Agent Routine (MAR) protocol for resilient multi-hop ad hoc networking. In summary, the proposed wireless video streaming device has the following features (a) Man portable and Self-powered (b) Low-latency and robust to bit error and packet loss (c) LPI/LPD/AJ/anti-DF (d) compact size and is easy to be camouflaged (e) Minimum data rate of 2 Mbps at 50 meters LOS. Through the use of IAI’s proven ad hoc mobile network, the proposed system can transmit to virtually unlimited distance.