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Adaptive Multiwaveform Laser Radar

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Air Force 		Award ID:
82211 		Program Year/Program:
2007 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
F071-236-1411 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Arete Associates
P.O. Box 2607 Winnetka, CA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2007
Title: Adaptive Multiwaveform Laser Radar
Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF
Contract: FA8750-07-C-0202
Award Amount: $99,999.00
 

Abstract:

Rapid and reliable identification or discrimination of friendly and hostile targets at beyond visual ranges remains a major technical challenge that may be best served by advances in ladar technology. Next-generation intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) ladar systems will tackle the difficult problem of detecting and identifying targets masked by foliage and/or camouflage. Ladar based ISR systems may also serve a critical role in detecting underground facilities by sensing chemical and biological effluents or performing battle damage assessment by sensing changes in the target signature (before and after strike) or by measuring a target's vibration (i.e. engine on or off). Future missile defense systems, such as the Airborne Laser (ABL) or next-generation Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicles (EKV), will rely on very long range ladar sensors to detect and track targets and discriminate targets from decoys. All of these applications require advances in the ladar technology to improve performance, reliability, cost, size, weight and power. In this program, Arete Associates will develop an adaptive multi-waveform ladar approach based on our proprietary unambiguous ladar waveforms. The effort will specifically focus on the refining the waveform to include an interrogation component and features that will allow adaptive waveform operation for closed-loop target detection augmentation.

Principal Investigator:

James Murray
Corporate Senior Scientist
5205718660
jmurray@arete.com

Business Contact:

Dave Kane
Vice President
5205718660
dkane@arete.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

ARETE ASSOC.
P.O. Box 6024 Sherman Oaks, CA 91413

EIN/Tax ID: 952954108
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No