SBIR Phase I: Turbulence Free Charge-Coupled Device Camera

小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力是改进测量和监视中使用的成像系统。具体地说，该项目旨在克服空气湍流造成的远程分辨率问题，这是远距离分辨率的主要限制。该项目预计将创建一个轻量级、超高分辨率的摄像系统，可以部署在陆地、海上和空中的无人机上，以加快搜救速度，识别作物病害，提高石油和矿产勘探的成功率，快速识别基础设施问题，并改善国土安全行动。这个小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段项目使用一种新的非经典方法解决了空气湍流对远程成像造成的限制。以太阳为光源，这款相机对地球上任何物体的空间分辨率都可以达到200微米，这对于短距离成像来说是微不足道的，然而，要拍摄10公里处的目标，经典相机必须有90米直径的镜头才能达到理论上的200微米分辨率。因此，无湍流相机将在远距离提供微米级分辨率的全景照片。这项研究将把一个成功的实验室规模的相机系统进行非经典成像，转化为一个全功能的原型，用于现实世界的环境中。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to improve imaging systems used in surveying and surveillance. Specifically, the project intends to overcome the long range resolution problems created by air turbulence which is the primary limitation on resolution at long distances. The project anticipates creating a light weight, ultra-high resolution camera system deployable on land, sea and air drones to speed search & rescue, identify crop diseases, improve oil and mineral exploration success, rapidly identify infrastructure problems and improve homeland security operations.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project addresses the limitations placed on long range imaging by air turbulence using a novel non-classical approach. Using sun as the light source, this camera may achieve a spatial resolution of 200 micrometers for any object on Earth, which is insignificant for short distance imaging, however, taking a picture of a target at 10-kilometer, a classic camera must have a lens of 90-meter diameter to achieve a theoretical 200-micrometer resolution. Thus, the turbulence free camera will provide "panoramic" photographs with micron-level resolution at large distances. The research will convert a successful lab scale camera system performing non-classical imaging into a fully functional prototype for use in real world environments.