ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY OF EO/IR TARGET DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION

This proposal is for a new and innovative approach to multi-spectral sensing that address several areas of need: o Non-cooperative target recognition o Ship self defense o Sensor technology for couterstealth-aircraft o Missiles o Global surveillance. In this proposal we will describe a means of measuring the fine spectrl signature of targets with in the field of view of an imaging sensor. This technique works from the ultraviolet to the millimeter spectral region. It is most applicable in the infrared spectral band for measuring the spectrum of missile and aircraft plums. However, it is also applicable for other purposes such as measuring biological and gas warfare. It can be used in missile seekers, missile warning system, (both tactical and strategic), as a means of identifying non-cooperative targets and also can be used for identifying friend or foe. Pacific Advanced Technology has invented a technique for performing multi-color imaging using staring arrays. This technique not only enables a sensor to measure multi-color, it provides the capability to measure the fine spectral signatures of targets with a resolution of less than 0.01 um in the mid infrared spectral region. Under contract to the Air Force Space Division, Pacific Advanced Technology evaluated and demonstrated the applicability of the "Image Multi-Spectral Sensing", (IMSS), concept for application in space surveillance and early warning systems.