SPECTRUM PHOTONICS INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF192-027
SPECTRUM PHOTONICS INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
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- Amount
- $149,979
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF192-027
- Solicitation
- 19.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- HI
- Period
- 2020-04-24 → 2021-04-24
Description
Spectrum Photonics seeks to develop a compact multi-mode sensor for deployment in a 5" gimbal on Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) to enable intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance (ISR) applications in contested environments. The multi-mode sensor will feature both broadband thermal and long wave infrared (LWIR) hyperspectral sensors. The envisioned sensors will operate at a slant range of 1500 feet and an altitude of 200 feet or higher. The broadband thermal sensor will feature NIIRS-6 quality imagery and the LWIR hyperspectral sensor will feature sufficient sensitivity and spectral resolution to detect a range of military targets of interest. In Phase I of this project, Spectrum will define the hardware requirements and complete the preliminary design for a NIIRS-6-capable 5†thermal infrared gimbal with an imaging spectrometer covering the LWIR portion of the spectrum, including stabilization, optics, and a focal plane array.