SBIR/STTR Research Award

LiDAR with AI Enabled Sensor Fusion Detection and Tracking Street Light

Award identifier 8ba4845c76d4a46b5bd113be16372c638751fc719fccccb19f81b48d011a7231Awarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$749,966

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Award year

2022

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
VALITUS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Proposal award date
2021-10-20
Contract end date
2023-01-23
UEI
CPGLNKAJ9HB3
Solicitation number
X21.1
Topic code
AF211-DCSO1

Research abstract

Valitus Technologies proposes a prototype development and deployment of its current Victus LED Street Lighting unit to Include a SWIR LiDAR sensor coupled with Artificial Intelligence for critical infrastructure and perimeter protection. The prototype will also include visible and thermal IP cameras, as well as humidity, temperature, and lux sensors with 5G connectivity to ingest potential data from other sources.  A Bayesian Inference Engine will be implemented in order to take data from several sensors to determine which detection method would be more reliable give the current conditions. For instance, in rainy or foggy weather situations the SWIR LiDAR would have better detection and tracking capabilities so this sensor would be prioritized leading to high probability of detections and reduce the chance of a false alert.   Victus platform combines deep learning from an embedded mobile graphics processor with several sensor modalities—including visible cameras, thermal cameras, LiDAR imagers and other environmental sensors. This multi-modal approach allows for real-time identification of threats during day and night operation, and even in adverse environmental conditions. The proposed LiDAR imager utilized will be capable of seeing significantly better than traditional Visible or Thermal cameras through smoke, fog, rain, and requires no outside illumination. On board processing of the sensor inputs also feeds into a Bayesian Inference Engine, which optimally determines the most likely threat detected while discarding likely false alarms.  Deployment of this technology at air bases will dramatically enhance security forces ability to rapidly respond to threats in real-time and maintain situational awareness and operational integrity 24/7/365.​

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

2 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2022–2023). Reported award amounts total $899,918. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

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

Agencies: Department of Defense

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Department of Defense

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