United States of America As Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force

Jason Guarnieri

Thomas G Roberts

Robert Shawn Thompson

Gregory G Spanjers

Peter Thomas

James Winter

Jeremy Wojcik

John Thurman

Nathan DeVilbiss

Timothy Klatt

Ryan Olcott

Holly Victorson

Systems, methods and apparatus related to a self-preservation/self-protection system (SPS). The SPS system includes a local area situation awareness sensor suite (LASASS), multiple central pattern generator (mCPG) decision circuitries and related actuators. The SPS system utilizes the LASASS, mCPG circuitries and actuators to perform the desired processing and effectuate changes in the position of an object to be detected or avoided.

Systems, methods and apparatus for multifunctional central pattern generator

A sensor assembly that replaces a single focal plane array detector with two focal plane array detectors orientated with respect to each other such that a power splitter divides an incoming light source equally between each detector. The two detectors are selected such that the locations of poorly-operating pixels in each detector do not overlay. The output signals of each detector are then electronically or analytically combined to yield 100 percent operability. Separate switchable wavelength filter wheels having one or more different wavelength filters may be positioned between the power splitter and each of the detectors. The power splitter may be replaced by a polarization splitter. One detector can be translated perpendicular to the incoming light source relative to the second detector to compensate for new poorly-operating pixels and/or to improve the spatial resolution.

Sensor assemblies using redundant two-dimensional detector arrays

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Albuquerque, NM, United States of America

Jason Guarnieri