SBIR Phase I: Turbulence Free Charge-Coupled Device Camera

该小型企业创新研究 (SBIR) 第一阶段项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力是改进用于测量和监视的成像系统。具体来说，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。该项目预计创建一种可部署在陆地、海上和空中无人机上的轻型、超高分辨率摄像系统，以加快搜索和救援速度，识别农作物病害，提高石油和矿物勘探的成功率，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远程成像的局限性。使用太阳作为光源，这款相机可以对地球上的任何物体实现200微米的空间分辨率，这对于短距离成像来说微不足道，但是，在拍摄10公里处的目标时，经典相机必须具有90米直径的镜头才能实现理论200微米的分辨率。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。该研究将成功地将执行非经典成像的实验室规模相机系统转换为可在现实环境中使用的功能齐全的原型。

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.