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Development of a Multi-spectral and Polarimetric Technique for Anti-Submarine…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Navy 		Award ID:
77122 		Program Year/Program:
2007 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
N061-013-0611 		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 2
Fiscal Year: 2007
Title: Development of a Multi-spectral and Polarimetric Technique for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY
Contract: N68335-08-C-0046
Award Amount: $741,940.00
 

Abstract:

Passive electro-optical (EO) imaging of submerged submarines has been the subject of research for almost three decades. Previous efforts, which have focused on the use of passive, multi-spectral imaging (MSI) methods to detect, classify, and localize submerged submarines, have been hampered by scene clutter and false alarms due to sea foam. Including polarization will enhance the multi-spectral techniques by splitting the signal content into polarized and unpolarized bands. This has the potential to increase detection performance by helping to isolate the surface clutter due to surface reflection of skylight from the scattering of sunlight by white water and the upwelling light from below the surface. Arete proposes to develop a non real-time algorithm for a robust detection-processing stream suitable for polarimetric MSI. In its Phase I effort, Arete demonstrated optimal operational geometries and filter selection for Jerlov water-type IB. This work will be extended to other water types as part of the algorithm development effort in Phase II. Arete's simulator, a state-of-the-art tool that was demonstrated in Phase I to be consistent with existing data, will be used for algorithm development during Phase II. To refine its detection-processing algorithm, Arete proposes further to obtain GFE data (EPAS data).

Principal Investigator:

Phil Davis
Corporate Senior Scientis
8185012880
pdavis@arete.com

Business Contact:

Curt Harkless
Vice-President
8185012880
charkless@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