Sensor Technology Focus Day: Monday, April 23, 2012

Sign-up for this in-depth and interactive series of workshops and examine the latest in sensor technologies. Hear from the experts on topics ranging from intelligent sensors to the latest in infra-red technologies.

8:30am Registration and Coffee

9:00am - 10:30am Hyper-Spectral and Multi-Spectral Imaging, Processing, and Analysis

Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL) is leading a spectral phenomenology research effort as a component of a MURI sponsored by the Army Research Office. We will focus on the impact of environmental processes on electro-optical signatures. In particular, our program is conducting phenomenological studies, theoretical analysis, physics-based signature modeling, field measurements, and laboratory studies on hyperspectral and polarimetric signatures of landmines and backgrounds in the visible and infrared wavebands. Research studies have focused on the impact of various environmental factors and processes (e.g. subsurface processes) on the resultant spectral infrared signatures. The results of these analysis have been propagated to algorithm developers to enable the creation of more robust processing techniques.

What will be covered:

  • Sphenomenology
  • Hyperspectral and polarimetric signatures of landmines
  • Backgrounds in the visible and infrared wavebands

How you will benefit:

  • Receive an update of advancements from EOSL
  • Hear about the latest in electro-optical signatures
  • Learn how EOSL has been working with Army Research Office

Session Leader:

Dr. Mike Cathcart
Ph.D., Group Lead
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory Georgia Tech Research Institute

10:30am - 12:00pm Infrared Technology Advancements

This workshop will examine research in multicolor infrared detectors, uncooled infrared sensors and semiconductor sensors which mimic biological vision systems. Discussions will focus on the fabrication of high sensitivity quantum well infrared detectors operating in the normal incident mode without fabricating grating structures on the device for focal plane applications.

What will be covered:

  • Multicolor infrared detectors
  • Uncooled infrared sensors
  • Semiconductor sensors

How you will benefit:

  • Learn about the latest advancements in infrared technology
  • Hear about the fabrication of high sensitivity quantum
  • Examine practical applications for infrared technologies

Session Leader:

Dr. Gamani Karunasiri
Professor of Physics
Naval Post Graduate School

12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch

1:30pm - 3:00pm Military Sensing Technology

This workshop will focus on the development, testing, evaluation and maintenance of DoD systems operated by allied and friendly nations. Additionally this session will cover the industrial and research base which provide and support such systems.

What will be covered:

  • Communications within the MST community
  • Distribution of critical information
  • Collection of information

How you will benefit:

  • Make your military-related sensing job more efficient
  • Analyze how to collect sensing information faster
  • Explore new applications of sensing technologies

Session Leader:

John Devitt
Director
SENSIAC Military Sensing Information Analysis Center

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