Accession Number:
ADA542447
Title:
Military Applications of Curved Focal Plane Arrays Developed by the HARDI Program
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Jul 2010-Jan 2011
Corporate Author:
INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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Report Date:
2011-01-01
Pagination or Media Count:
98.0
Abstract:
Curved focal plane arrays FPAs coupled with ball lenses can reduce spherical aberration, increase the field of view FOV, and reduce the weight and cost of optical systems. These improvements over flat FPAs promise major upgrades for military systems. The Institute for Defense Analyses IDA has been investigating the potential applications of curved FPAs that are being developed in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA Hemispherical Array Detector for Imaging HARDI program. Several applications have been identified, but the initial focus has involved cameras mounted on small robots used for mine detection and neutralization. These cameras can be improved by the application of curved FPAs. IDA developed a ray tracing code to analyze improvement in camera resolution and conducted tradeoff studies to obtain optimum conditions for various robot camera applications.
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Subject Categories:
- Electrooptical and Optoelectronic Devices
- Military Forces and Organizations