Physical Optics Corporation — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A17-065

Description

To address the Army need for biometric authentication and access management for medics and casualty identification on Android platforms, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Android Biometric Authentication and Casualty Identification (ABACI) tool integrating a modular Android software toolset capable of dynamically utilizing one or more sensors for medic authentication and patient identification management and providing role-based access to protected medical data. The novel integration enables ABACI to dynamically select an authentication mechanism and provide role-based data access. Specifically, the innovation in the unique design of the add-on sensor module and algorithms to dynamically select the optimal sensor enables the ABACI module to facilitate rapid, robust user authentications in combat situations. As a result, ABACI offers the capability for the medic to log into the Android device and medical applications for rapid, secure, role-based data access. In Phase I, POC will demonstrate the feasibility of ABACI by using a commercial Android device with on-board biometric sensors and a software module for user provisioning, authentication, and role-based data access. In Phase II, POC plans to develop a ruggedized prototype based on an Army Nett Warrior Android device, providing role-based authenticated access to eTCCC and other medical applications.