Passive millimeter-wave imaging device for naval special warfare

Frank Downs; Jody L. Wood-Putnam; Bradley T. Blume; Roger M. Smith

doi:10.1117/12.319401

21 August 1998 Passive millimeter-wave imaging device for naval special warfare

Frank Downs, Jody L. Wood-Putnam, Bradley T. Blume, Roger M. Smith

Proceedings Volume 3378, Passive Millimeter-Wave Imaging Technology II; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319401
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The U.S. Navy Coastal Systems Station (CSS) is currently executing a program to develop a small, lightweight, low power passive millimeter wave imager. The end user will be Naval Special Operations Forces (SOF). The program began by conducting a feasibility assessment of the potential Passive Millimeter Wave (PMMW) technology that would meet the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) mission requirements. A performance analysis was conducted to compare the capabilities of the various PMMW imager technologies. Finally, a technology development road map is under development, which will include all recommendations for hardware development and image processing. Other DoD and industrial programs are being monitored for leveraging potential to insure the imager program will use the latest technology available. As a result of a technology survey, CSS decided to leverage their development funds with Eglin Air Force Base to develop an antenna-coupled microbolometer. This paper will discuss the program plans, and the potential applications of PMMW technology to Naval Special Warfare.

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Frank Downs, Jody L. Wood-Putnam, Bradley T. Blume, and Roger M. Smith "Passive millimeter-wave imaging device for naval special warfare", Proc. SPIE 3378, Passive Millimeter-Wave Imaging Technology II, (21 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319401

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