SBIR/STTR Research Award
Miniature Mid-Infrared Camera
Award amount
$749,756Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- SPECTRAL IMAGING LABORATORY
- Proposal award date
- 2004-07-27
- Contract end date
- 2006-07-27
- UEI
- DVRBH41SPJT9
- Solicitation number
- 2003.1
- Topic code
- AF03-246
Research abstract
A miniature, middle wavelength infrared (MWIR) camera is proposed for remote imaging from an F-16 test aircraft flying at 50,000 feet. The camera will be custom designed to fit inside the viewing pod of the aircraft, which will be flying at speeds approaching Mach 2. The camera will use a two-dimensional detector array sensitive in the 2 - 5 micron band. The detector will be cooled with a miniature cooler to improve the performance of the camera. Two optical systems, one with a large FOV and the other with high spatial resolution, will be provided with the camera system. A multi-chip electronics module will be developed for the camera to minimize its footprint and to reduce future production costs.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Conformal, Multi-Aperture Thermal-Optical Demonstrator for Hypersonic Flight
- High Temperature Window Modules and Bio-Inspired Imager for High Speed EO/IR Applications
- Multi-aperture Sensors for High Speed Weapon Applications
- Advanced Bio-inspired Imaging System with Multiple Optical Sensing Modes
- Advanced Bio-inspired 9 Mode SWIR Imaging System
Research funding history
29 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2002–2024). Reported award amounts total $16,459,697. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense