Award Data

We propose to develop a new and innovative capability to model the contribution of stellar sources to the background radiation detected by EO/IR sensors. This Star Background Model would comprise a new comprehensive database of known objects outside the solar system, both stellar and non-stellar, together with a means of estimating their in-band radiances for any waveband in the 0.2 to 15µm rang ...

ABSTRACT: Operational airborne hyperspectral imagery (HSI) offers numerous advantages over traditional single or multiband sensing modalities for DoD intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance tasks. Its extremely high information content, which captures unique spectral signatures of targets and materials of interest, can lessen the reliance on expert data analysts and improve response time. ...

ABSTRACT: Spectral Sciences, Inc., and subcontractor Pacific Defense Solutions (PDS), LLC propose a Post-Maneuver Orbit Determination from Multi-Sensor Analysis of Plumes (PODMAP) system, consisting of a thrust vector inversion algorithm that produces post-maneuver orbital elements from wide field of view plume imagery and plume photometry. The Phase I effort focuses on post-maneuver orbit deter ...

ABSTRACT: We propose the development of a high-speed, passive, in-situ, hyperspectral sensor system and its integration into engine-scale augmentor test program at AEDC. An optical probe would be integrated into an existing mechanical probe to provide multiple views of the emission coming from various locations in the augmentor flow path. The light would be routed to an innovative adaptive spe ...

ABSTRACT: There are many components to the space environment, both natural and man-made, that can adversely affect spacecraft performance. Their relationship is often complex and nonlinear, making scientific modeling essential. We propose to produce a structured network of physics-based computer models that will allow a trained test engineer to knowledgably set up and interpret chamber tests th ...