SURFACE OPTICS CORP. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A14-055

SURFACE OPTICS CORP. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$99,992
Agency
Department of Defense · Army
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
A14-055
Solicitation
2014.1
NAICS
Place of performance
CA
Period
2014-08-13 → 2015-03-13

Description

The proposed research addresses a solution based on insertion of photorealistic, virtual camouflaged soldier figures into calibrated images of real-world backgrounds. The simulated figures will be only a small fraction of a given test scene, reducing the computational demands on rendering, but they will be connected radiometrically to the real-world environment by sampling the radiance of the background scene. This approach will utilize recent advances in the technology of Augmented Reality (AR), in combination with our own hyperspectral optical processing software tools. We believe this process can be made fast and accurate, and that a tool can be developed that will serve both R&D and procurement of future Soldier uniforms and personal protection equipment.