Focal Plane array processors with adaptive visual range and millimeter wave sensors

This STTR Phase II proposal is based on work completed under the STTR Phase I grant entitled "Focal Plane array processors with adaptive visual range and millimeter wave sensors" (Contract No. N00014-04-M-0212). In this Phase II project, we propose the development of two lines of ultra-high speed focal plane sensor and processor arrays equipped with (i) adaptive image sensors sensitive in the visual, NIR range, and (ii) uncooled nanoantenna MOM detector array sensitive in the far IR/THz domain respectively. The extraordinary computational performance of the digital CNN processor array will enable the capturing and processing of up to 10,000 frames per second in real-time in many image processing tasks. The sensor-processor chips will be integrated into a standalone vision system (demonstrator) and the capabilities of the new devices will be demonstrated via a high-speed multiple target tracking algorithm.