Research Current Imaging Systems ARE Fundamentally Limited in Field of View and Resolution. Wide Field of View and High Resolution Cannot BE Achieved Using Conventional Camera Design. on the Darpa Maximally Scalable Optical Sensor Array Imaging With Computation (mosaic) Program, Duke University Shall Overcome the Limits of Conventional Imaging System Designs and Demonstrate the Feasibility of Near-Linear Growth of Optical Information Throughput With Increasing Imaging System Scale. the Efficacy of the Technology Will BE Demonstrated by Developing an Unprecedented 10 to 50 Giga Pixel With 114 Degree Field of View
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $20,311,953 ($20.3M)
Contractor: Duke University
Awarding Agency: Department of Defense
Start Date: 2010-05-27
End Date: 2015-03-31
Contract Duration: 1,769 days
Daily Burn Rate: $11.5K/day
Official Description: RESEARCH CURRENT IMAGING SYSTEMS ARE FUNDAMENTALLY LIMITED IN FIELD OF VIEW AND RESOLUTION. WIDE FIELD OF VIEW AND HIGH RESOLUTION CANNOT BE ACHIEVED USING CONVENTIONAL CAMERA DESIGN. ON THE DARPA MAXIMALLY SCALABLE OPTICAL SENSOR ARRAY IMAGING WITH COMPUTATION (MOSAIC) PROGRAM, DUKE UNIVERSITY SHALL OVERCOME THE LIMITS OF CONVENTIONAL IMAGING SYSTEM DESIGNS AND DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF NEAR-LINEAR GROWTH OF OPTICAL INFORMATION THROUGHPUT WITH INCREASING IMAGING SYSTEM SCALE. THE EFFICACY OF THE TECHNOLOGY WILL BE DEMONSTRATED BY DEVELOPING AN UNPRECEDENTED 10 TO 50 GIGA PIXEL WITH 114 DEGREE FIELD OF VIEW.
Place of Performance
Location: North Carolina, 27705