Innovative 3-D Imaging for Uncooled and Low Light Level Sensors

Target identification, hazard recognition, situational awareness, and predicting an intersection collision point between two moving trajectories are some of the tasks that can be impacted by a 3d visualization system for a soldier. Traditional 3d techniques require two viewpoints to create stereo in a specific moment in time. For3d has been pioneering techniques to create accurate 3d visualization based on historical data and movement from a single sensor. Parallax and convergence problems, headache, costs and lack of depth information are some of the problems that have been mitigated by For3d's approach. Although it is well known that with enough processing power accurate 3d depth maps can be calculated from a series of raster images, it is not yet practical for real time applications For3d proposes to utilize camera image data mining techniques and human perception capabilities to create an accurate 3d visualization of a soldiers environment and situational factors from a single camera and seamlessly register mission database infromation with the real world.