SBIR/STTR Research Award

Surfzone Optical Imaging

Award identifier 077d4d347a23ed260b8d8cefa8672283cce5a9662407634884f96af4beec6858Awarding agency Department of Defense · Navy

Award amount

$1,697,555

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

2022

Award details

Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Recipient company: ARETE ASSOCIATES
Proposal award date: 2021-12-02
Contract end date: 2025-08-13
UEI: DMKEXJ8NQ4C5
Solicitation number: 00.1
Topic code: N201-028

Research abstract

The focus of the Surf Zone Optical Imaging System (SZOIS) SBIR is to mitigate the effects of the ocean surface on target imagery due to numerous sources of clutter, such as white caps, foam, suspended bubbles and sand, high turbidity, rocks, coral, and other biologics in the Surf Zone (SZ) and Very Shallow Water (VSW) environments, while supporting day and night operations. Aretķ recently discovered that the most mature 3D Flash LiDAR technology for Mine Countermeasures (MCM) and other Navy program applications is no longer available. This creates a void in 3D Flash LiDAR technologies in the wavelength range that could address MCM needs, such as imaging in the SZ. As a solution to this urgent need, Aretķ and The Sensor Group (TSG) are proposing to develop a 3D Flash LiDAR for MCM applications.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

417 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1994–2025). Reported award amounts total $220,044,517. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II

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