POLARIS SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF193-CSO1
POLARIS SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $49,931
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF193-CSO1
- Solicitation
- DoD SBIR X19.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- AL
- Period
- 2019-12-12 → 2020-12-12
Description
The Palantir concept is a highly effective and flexible camera network that can be integrated into current cruise missile defense systems. Current radar-based detection systems cannot detect cruise missiles at low altitudes. To address this shortcoming, the Palantir is a system of polarization cameras that detect, locate, and track incoming cruise missiles with high fidelity at low altitudes. Polaris Sensor Technologies’ Pyxis LWIR cameras developed for ARL detect low-flying cruise missiles. Polaris’ novel particle filter tracking algorithm developed for MDA/SMDC will provides a reliable track on incoming targets. Communication among these cameras provides location and heading information for nearby systems. These elements make the Palantir a useful tool in the detection and destruction of incoming cruise missile systems.