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Expendable Electro-Optic Infrared Camera System

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Navy 		Award ID:
78678 		Program Year/Program:
2006 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
N053-138-0104 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
B.E. MEYERS & CO., INC.
14540 NE 91st Street Redmond, WA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2006
Title: Expendable Electro-Optic Infrared Camera System
Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY
Contract: N68335-06-C-0157
Award Amount: $149,868.00
 

Abstract:

The Navy has a need for low-cost cameras to be used in disposable UAV's for maritime reconnaissance. B.E. Meyers offers a suite of three cameras, enabling viewing anytime in a 24-hr day, in all sorts of weather conditions. For low-scattering environments, including rain or mist, ultra-sensitive CCD's, with electronic shuttering capability and an optional LED illuminator, enable imaging under conditions ranging from daylight to overcast starlight. In high-scattering, low-visibility conditions, such as fog, a low-cost microbolometer LWIR camera images by detecting thermal signatures of the scene. All cameras are able to identify humans easily, and recognize or identify small weapons. The cameras are electronically imaged stabilized using chip-level gyros to sense three orthogonal rotations. Averaged, camera costs remain below $1.5K. Cameras are cradled in a pan & tilt mechanism that has a mirror to define the viewing direction. The complete pan/tilt/zoom camera package occupies a 2.5" diameter cylindrical space, and weighs 2 lbs., conforming to Coyote UAV requirements. Among proposed activities are: 1) lab and field testing of all camera systems, with comparison to standard CCDs and Gen III night vision, 2) shake testing of an gyro-stabilized camera, and 3) Preliminary Design development leading into Phase II.

Principal Investigator:

Charles E. Hamilton
Principal Scientist
4258816648
chuck.hamilton@bemeyers.com

Business Contact:

Chris Tott
General Manager
4258816648
chris.tott@bemeyers.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

B.E. MEYERS & CO., INC.
14540 NE 91st Street Redmond, WA 98052

EIN/Tax ID: 911359022
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No