{"id":22600,"date":"2012-11-08T15:11:50","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T15:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/smarterplanet-new-darpa-rfp-calls-for\/"},"modified":"2018-12-05T21:37:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T04:37:01","slug":"smarterplanet-new-darpa-rfp-calls-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/smarterplanet-new-darpa-rfp-calls-for\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-22600 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/smarterplanet-new-darpa-rfp-calls-for\/attachment\/22601\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr_md3iwk4agn1qgpcs1o1_540-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/smarterplanet.tumblr.com\/post\/35205843165\/new-darpa-rfp-calls-for-all-in-one-hud-that-sees\">smarterplanet<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>New DARPA RFP Calls for All-In-One HUD that Sees Through Smoke, In The Dark and In Broad Daylight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DARPA wants a multi-band head-up display, which could be mounted to a helmet or a weapon scope, that combines several wavelengths of light into one image.<\/p>\n<p>Sunny? No problem\u2014the camera can see in visible light. Smoke bomb blocking your view? No sweat; the camera can see thermal infrared signatures. The system would also have near-infrared capability to help users see through darkness.<\/p>\n<p>A new DARPA project called the Pixel Network for Dynamic Visualization (PIXNET) seeks proposals for new sensors that can do all of this in one package. A successful proposal would be small, lightweight, low-power and low-cost, said Nibir Dhar, DARPA program manager for PIXNET.<\/p>\n<p>The system would communicate wirelessly with Android-based smart phones to fuse the images together, like you can see in the inset above. The warfighter would see a scene with visible imagery, thermal sensitivity and near-IR capability all in one.<\/p>\n<p>Existing sensors are a good starting point, but they\u2019re not advanced enough to combine multiple functions the way DARPA wants. Combining reflective and thermal bands will be a challenge, not to mention making it ultra-portable. \u201cWhat we really need are breakthroughs in aperture design, focal plane arrays, electronics, packaging and materials science,\u201d Dhar said.<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.popsci.com\/technology\/article\/2012-11\/darpa-wants-cheap-head-displays-can-see-three-types-light\">DARPA Wants Cheap Head-Up Displays That Work In Any Kind Of Light | Popular Science<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>smarterplanet: New DARPA RFP Calls for All-In-One HUD that Sees Through Smoke, In The Dark and In Broad Daylight DARPA wants a multi-band head-up display, which could be mounted to a helmet or a weapon scope, that combines several wavelengths of light into one image. Sunny? No problem\u2014the camera can see in visible light. 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