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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2012
Hilary L. Hayes, Waltham, MA (US);
John H. Koltookian, Medford, MA (US);
Derek T. Robison, Waltham, MA (US);
Erik Rencs, Carlisle, MA (US);
Michael S. Chan, Medford, MA (US);
Hilary L. Hayes, Waltham, MA (US);
John H. Koltookian, Medford, MA (US);
Derek T. Robison, Waltham, MA (US);
Erik Rencs, Carlisle, MA (US);
Michael S. Chan, Medford, MA (US);
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Abstract
A system and method for situational awareness and target cueing for use in military applications is disclosed. In extreme low light situations where the LLL sensor cannot provide SA information, the system allocates thermal information to the green SA channel to maintain the supply of contextual information to the user and thus situational awareness (SA) never drops below the native resolution of the thermal sensor. This improved SA capability, surpasses any existing LLL sensor technology in a single channel (stand-alone) application in overcast star light and below conditions.