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The QIF standard shows the promise of offering an environment where best-in-class metrology applications can be linked to yield solutions that are automated, optimized, adaptive, and traceable, maintaining the agility required to ensure U. S. global competitiveness. While the QIF standard has reached a substantial level of comprehensiveness and maturity, the embodiment of the standard in actual, c ...

In this SBIR effort, Nikira Labs Inc. proposes to develop a high-resolution (< 1 micron) microscope that can rapidly (< 30 seconds) image a large field of view (> 1 cm2). The technology will provide both bright-field and fluorescence imaging and be capable of retrofitting into a wide variety of existing microscopes at a low retail price. This work will complement the microscopy efforts that are on ...

The Air Movement Efficiency Monitor is composed of small, inexpensive Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors, connected wirelessly to the Internet, and distributed through a building to measure pressure readings at key points. We consider this a “FitBit” for a building’s air-movement efficiency, employing many of the sensors used by a fitbit – temperature, humidity, acceleration. We ...

During Phase I, Symbio Robotics conducted initial development of a robust, real-time, high-performance, low-cost perception engine made possible by recent advances in deep learning. This system identifies parts in 2D or 3D images and determines their six degree-of-freedom poses, producing a full description of a scene in a fraction of a second. For this technology to be practically useful in manuf ...

To address the USSOCOM need for man-portable advanced tactical facial recognition technologies at ranges of 650 m to 1 km, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Facial Recognition at Long Distance (FAREL) system based on an innovative combination of technologies that include lucky imaging and a customized deep convolutional neural network (CNN) method. Specifically, the innov ...

Tau Technologies leads a team with proven experience in applying technology to solve real world challenges. Our program manager was the Principal Investigator at Battelle Memorial Institute on a project that successfully developed and demonstrated a 300-meter range, man-portable facial recognition system for SOCOM. This proposal will incorporate newer technology and algorithms to improve accurac ...

Positively identifying a target at tactical ranges is a formidable task that is hindered by target occlusion, atmospheric turbulence, hardware limitations, focus errors, lens aberrations, and blur from unstable platforms. The solution proposed solves these issues by combining a recently developed Digital Adaptive Optics technology with advanced facial recognition algorithms, to arrive at a man-po ...

To address the USSOCOM need for a color night-vision sensor, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Integrated Color Night-Vision Camera (ICONIC), based on novel integration of the color night-vision sensor with the compact long effective focal length (CLOFL) lens system in a rugged packaging. The innovation in the proposed color night-vision sensor with the innovative CLOFL o ...

Ziva Corporation propose a powerful approach called Color Airborne Night Vision Sensor (CANVAS) to achieve true color imaging performance from avionic platforms in both night and day conditions from a single sensor system offer a significant boost in interpretability for military operations. The CANVAS approach combines an ultra-high sensitivity Commercial Off the shelf CMOS camera with a customi ...

The United States Special Operations Commands (USSOCOM) demands a color night vision system (CNVS) that combines low-light visual acuity with true-color imagery. A true-color night vision sensor would enable better exploitation of the human visual perceptive system allowing for more robust target detection, identification, and recognition. Current night vision systems offer only monochrome imagery ...