SBIR/STTR Research Award
Bio-inspired Sensors
Award amount
$124,962Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2021Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- QUANTUM VENTURA INC
- Proposal award date
- 2021-04-30
- Contract end date
- 2021-10-29
- UEI
- GKJ5QRUGNM53
- Solicitation number
- 20.C
- Topic code
- MDA20-T003
Research abstract
We are proposing to develop Neuro-IR Tracker, a system design for a bio-inspired sensor optimized to detect hypersonic missile targets. In Phase 1, we will design and assess the feasibility of a novel bio-inspired sensing system which includes Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) microbolometer imager (MMI), brain-inspired image processor and realtime software detection tools. We will estimate its performance via simulation and complete a work plan for Phase II. As part of Phase I, we will propose an end-to-end design to include everything from the optics to the final processor outputting target reports. Approved for Public Release |21-MDA-10789 (21 Apr 21)
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Advanced Mechanical Metamaterials & High-Entropy Alloys for hypersonics
- C59-08A - Metasurface-enhanced Absorption of Colloidal Quantum Dots for IR Detection and Imaging (MetaDot IR)
- Cyber Threat Hunter
- AmineAI: Strategic Emissions Mitigation via Machine Learning
- ML Database for low flammability polymers
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Bio Inspired Neural Network Infrared Sensor
- Neuromorphic Sensor for Missile Defense
- Neuromorphic Prototype Demo
- Bio-Inspired Event Cameras for Missile Detection
- Bio-inspired Autonomous Neuromorphic Detector for Identification and Tracking (BANDIT)
Research funding history
26 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2019–2025). Reported award amounts total $10,321,540. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security