Polestar Technologies, Inc. — Department of Homeland Security SBIR Phase I: H-SB012.1-003
Polestar Technologies, Inc. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Homeland Security.
- Amount
- $149,281
- Agency
- Department of Homeland Security
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- H-SB012.1-003
- Solicitation
- DHS SBIR-2012.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MA
- Period
- 2012-06-01 → 2013-04-30
Description
The overall goal of this SBIR proposal is to develop a portable system for stand-off detection of concealed explosives. The system will produce images showing the presence of the explosives and have the ability to detect and identify different types of military explosives (like TNT, RDX, PETN) as well as home-made chlorate and peroxide-based explosives. The system will have the ability to scan groups of people from a stand-off distance at a data collection rate sufficient to image moving subjects. The system's power and weight will allow it to be portable so that it can be deployed at any required location. The proposed imager could be deployed at mass transit locations, national security event checkpoints, control-entry checkpoints at the entrance to buildings of national importance or at entrances to largely attended sports and entertainent venues.