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Aimpoint Maintenance of Ground Targets by Airborne Laser Systems

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA9451-15-C-0421
Agency Tracking Number: F131-014-2352
Amount: $749,999.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF131-014
Solicitation Number: 2013.3
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2013
Award Year: 2015
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2014-11-06
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2017-01-23
Small Business Information
Suite 506 8939 South Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045
United States
DUNS: 036255409
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Yun Wang
 Vice President
 (310) 216-1677
 yun.wang@tempest-tech.com
Business Contact
 Yun Wang
Title: Vice President
Phone: (310) 216-1677
Email: yun.wang@tempest-tech.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

ABSTRACT: Laser-based directed energy systems are often identified as being game-changing technologies in advancing the mission of the Air Force. Precision efforts, minimal collateral damage, rapid response, and nearly unlimited ammunition are compelling advantages to laser weapon systems. Among the primary challenges to development and deployment is beam control, identified in the 2007 report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Directed Energy Weapons and the more recent 2010 US Air Force Chief Scientists Report on Technology Horizons as a necessary focus for science and technology research. Based on the success of our Phase I proof-of-concept study, we propose to develop and test a software application for aimpoint maintenance for advanced laser weapons. We will perform extensive simulation studies and collaborate with AFRL to integrate the software into hardware systems of interest. BENEFIT: Potential commercial applications will primarily be of a military nature, as the effort proposed herein is heavily focused toward advancing strategic and tactical laser system capabilities. Military applications such as tactical lasers will benefit from tracking and aimpoint maintenance algorithms developed herein. Commercial applications range from optical communication to animation, as the feature-based tracking algorithms under development will support a number of special effects innovations.

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