SBIR Phase I: Turbulence Free Charge-Coupled Device Camera

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是改善测量和监视中使用的成像系统。具体而言，该项目旨在克服空气湍流造成的长距离分辨率问题，这是长距离分辨率的主要限制。该项目预计将创建一个重量轻，超高分辨率的摄像系统，可部署在陆地，海上和空中无人机上，以加快搜索救援，识别农作物病害，提高石油和矿产勘探的成功率，快速识别基础设施问题，并改善国土安全运营。这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目使用一种新颖的非经典方法解决了空气湍流对远程成像的限制。使用太阳作为光源，该相机可以实现200微米的空间分辨率，对于地球上的任何物体，这对于短距离成像来说是微不足道的，然而，拍摄10公里处的目标的照片，经典相机必须具有90米直径的透镜才能实现理论上的200微米分辨率。因此，湍流自由相机将提供“全景”照片与微米级的分辨率在大距离。这项研究将把一个成功的实验室规模的相机系统，执行非经典成像到一个功能齐全的原型，用于真实的世界环境。

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.