| The sensor will be based on a suite of sensors,
positioned on an airship or unmanned aerial vehicle, cruising
at an altitude of 60,000 ft (~20 km). The sensor will be able
to simultaneously track large numbers of moving vehicles in
dense urban areas with a high degree of accuracy, 24-hours a
day. In order to achieve this, sensors need to be high resolution
and sensitive, have a wide field-of-regard and a variable almost
instantaneous reconfigurable field of-view – a combination
of unique capability which is impossible to obtain with current
lens-based sensors. Raytheon is also working on a similar, optical
array sensor for future space based application.
QinetiQ's defines its novel lensless imaging solution as a
"disruptive camera technology" which, when matured,
will be able to influence a wide range of defense, security,
industrial and commercial applications. Goodrich Surveillance
and Reconnaissance Systems is contributing to the program as
a subcontractor. |
