Physical Optics Corporation — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: To address the Army"s need for human deception detection, Physical Optics Corporation

Description

To address the Army"s need for human deception detection, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop an Intelligent Stand-off Psycho-Physiological Indicator (I-SPY) system. The I-SPY multi-sensor system synergistically integrates the sensing of human physiological characteristics with human behavioral traits as unique signatures of stress in individuals with intent to deceive. The key innovation in I-SPY is its novel system design, which is a covert, noncontact, nonintrusive detection of deception. The novel fusion of multiple sensing methodologies significantly reduces the false alarm rate (FAR) and improves the detection probability to 95%. The compact and portable (8 in. x 6-in. x 6-in.; ~10 lb) I-SPY system incorporates commercial off-the-shelf components to reduce failure risk and significantly reduce cost. The covert system operates at a 2-m stand-off distance from the suspect, acquires data unobtrusively and sends it to local computer or PDA via Wi-Fi. In Phase I, POC will conduct a feasibility study to ascertain all possible human signatures that indicate stress, conduct modeling and simulation of the sensing methods, develop detection and estimation algorithms, and build a proof-of-concept prototype. In Phase II, POC will develop a field-worthy TRL 4-5 prototype that will be validated against standards set by National Center for Credibility Assessment.