SBIR/STTR Research Award

Multi-Channel Video Compression for CAVE Automatic Virtual Environment

Award identifier 804ddb09850e27184650255973ba277dd22dc57cd1965a18b3f47cb03b0bc206Awarding agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Award amount

$69,995

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2002

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Award details

Awarding agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch
Not reported
Recipient company
Physical Optics Corporation
Proposal award date
Not reported
Contract end date
Not reported
UEI
DG3AB4E8R4D8
Solicitation number
Not reported
Topic code
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Research abstract

Current and future NASA Cave Automatic Virtual Environments (CAVEs) require high quality multi-channel real-time, full 30-60 frames per second (fps) video compression, for which high-compression-ratio, effectively-lossless compression remains the only practical solution. Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a unique ultra-high quality video compression based on proprietary, object oriented compression technology to reduce the high bandwidth requirement for the CAVE system. The proposed Multi-Channel Object Oriented (MCOO) system will include use of novel multi-channel compression, soft computing, and optimized motion estimation algorithm. Our goal is to provide virtually lossless multi-channel video compression reducing the data rate to ATM OC-3 level (155 Mbps corresponding to compression ratio of 150:1). Such a reduction of the data rate will open completely new applications for CAVE-like visualization where a computational center can send the multi-channel video data to a remote location where the CAVE visualization unit is installed. The distances between the computing center and the visualization center can be as great as several thousands of miles. POC will demonstrate a system with a latency of 10 ms. The Phase I program will be concluded with high quality video compression hardware applicable to the CAVE system.

Technology keywords

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Other awards by this recipient

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Research funding history

1,933 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1986–2021). Reported award amounts total $549,686,800. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security

Contractor profile

PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION

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Agency intelligence

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NAICS intelligence

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Contractor industry classification NAICS 541512

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