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A program to develop a compact, MLA-based, LWIR, full-motion-video hyperspectral imager for chemical detection is proposed. The proposed Hyperspectral Chemical Imaging Sensor (HyCIS) builds upon Surface Optics’ real-time hyperspectral imaging activities, including our 3D full-motion-video spectral imaging (FMV-SI) technology and our MIDIS hyperspectral image processor. Simultaneously sampling 16 ...

SA Photonics is please to submit the proposal for the HawkEye compact LWIR hyperspectral imaging system. HawkEye leverages SA Photonics previous visible, SWIR, and LWIR programs to result in a compact, hand held, battery operated hyperspectral imager in a low cost design approach. Furthermore, HawkEye will leverages SA Photonics expertise in warfighter body worn equipment and ground troop personal ...

To address the CBD’s need for real-time analytical technology for multicomponent vapor identification and quantification, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to continue the development of a new Photoacoustic Gasses Optical Detector and Analyzer (PAGODA) autonomous, network-enabled photoacoustic spectrometer (PAS) for the correlation, analysis, and identification of measured spectra. In t ...

Chemical warfare agents such as the lethal nerve agent soman are a major source of risk to military personnel. Currently, pyridostigmine bromide (PB) is the only FDA-approved pretreatment to counteract the effects of soman. The rationale behind PB administration is that it acts as a “temporary” inhibitor of AChE. This precludes nerve agents from irreversible inactivation of AChE, thereby mitig ...

To address the Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) need for a field-portable mass spectrometer for small molecule drugs in clinical samples, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new FiEldable DRug Mass Analysis (FERMA) system based on a combination of portable mass spectrometry technology with laser desorption/ionization for use with aqueous clinical samples. The FERMA system ...

In this SBIR Phase II program, Los Gatos Research (LGR) proposes to design, develop and test an advanced laser-based gas analyzer optimized for chemical weapon exposure studies based on cavity enhanced absorption in the mid-infrared spectral region. Building on the successful Phase I effort, this analyzer will provide sensitive and accurate quantification of several chemical weapons agents throug ...

To address the U.S. Army CBD need for a high resolution system whereby proteins present in a complex mixture can be rapidly and reproducibly separated, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Combined Dielectrophoretic Microfluidic (CDM) System based on the integration of gradient electrodeless dielectrophoresis and dynamic isoelectric focusing techniques, used to carry out two ...

Modern bioweapon detection systems are highly accurate, but require expensive reagents to operate. To reduce costs, a less discriminate trigger system is used to signal the primary detector when a suspicious aerosol is present. Currently deployed UV fluorescence based trigger systems operate successfully, but only work with fluorescent bioweapons. An advanced technology is urgently needed to ad ...

Based on the CONOPS for gas plume detection, and the performance constraints of uncooled cameras, we propose to develop a dispersive scanning spectrometer, based on OKSI’s HyperScan and HyperSWIR family of scanning sensors. Not all uncooled cameras are equal, and not all exhibit the required characteristics for operating in spectral imaging systems under low flux environment. OKSI proposes to ...

The objective of Imaginative Technologies, LLC teamed with Yale University is to design and build a “breadboard”, real time, optical NEMS Based Methyl Salicylate Detector (MSD), capable of measuring the presence and concentration of a chemical agent simulant (methyl salicylate – MeS) beneath a protective garment. This proposed device, MSD, will be the size of a quarter so it may be comfortab ...