Innovative Technology Development for Lasar Radar (LADAR)

"ISC plans to utilize its packaging expertise to design a miniature LADAR receiver system for 1Km active imaging applications. The receiver will contain custom designed readout electronics in a stacked silicon module configuration. The custom ICs willcontain signal processing electronics to determine the time of arrival of laser pulse echoes. The system will also employ a stack of off-the-shelf digital electronics taht will make up the image processing section of the receiver. The receiverelectronics will be made up of three boards each 2.5 x 2.5 inches. The digital processor stack is based on the Intel StrongArm processor and will be able to run Windows NT or Linux operating system. The reduction in receiver electronics can greatlyimprove the marketability of commervial 3D imaging systems. The areas of most significant growth would be in the industrial applications of civil and mechanical engineering. A similar reduction in the volume of the transmitter electronics would completethe tranformation. ISC will team with an established industrial LADAR company for commercialization."