University of North Carolina at Charlotte Awards
- Project Name: Optical Properties of Retroreflections (OPRA)
Awarding Agency: US Army Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Center
Project Summary:
Current optical augmentation (OA) sensors and techniques rely on detection, but not discrimination, of retroreflections. Currently, issues arise with clutter and/or background returning false positives from objects such as: driveway reflectors, auto tail lights, large surface areas, corner cube reflectors, aluminum cans, animal eyes. Also the use of OA sensors land troops/small arms combat units is limited by need for eye-safe wavelengths and thus the reflected signals degraded too much for analysis. Currently a simplified set up at APG is being used, but there is a need for more in-depth analysis.
Outcome:
The Mueller matrix data is collected via a commercial (Scatterworks, Inc.) Complete Angle Scatter Instrument (CASI) scatterometer at UNCC. Data collection from variety of sources is currently ongoing. Sensor selection is ongoing. The testing at UNCC will be with the available lasers/wavelengths they have on hand. Data from the collected sources will be sent to I2WD for analysis. - Project Name: Optical Properties of Retroreflections (OPRA)
Awarding Agency: US Army Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Center
Project Summary:
Current optical augmentation (OA) sensors and techniques rely on detection, but not discrimination, of retroreflections. Currently, issues arise with clutter and/or background returning false positives from objects such as: driveway reflectors, auto tail lights, large surface areas, corner cube reflectors, aluminum cans, animal eyes. Also the use of OA sensors land troops/small arms combat units is limited by need for eye-safe wavelengths and thus the reflected signals degraded too much for analysis. Currently a simplified set up at APG is being used, but there is a need for more in-depth analysis.
Outcome:
The project's in-depth analysis involved The Mueller matrix data is collected via a commercial (Scatterworks, Inc.) and a Complete Angle Scatter Instrument (CASI) scatterometer at UNCC. Data collection from variety of sources is currently ongoing. Sensor selection is ongoing. The testing at UNCC will be with the availability of lasers/wavelengths they have on hand. Data from the collected sources will be sent to I2WD for analysis.
