SBIR Phase I: Handheld Ballistics Imaging Device

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目支持执法部门解决使用枪支犯下的犯罪。2020年，美国的枪支犯罪达到历史最高水平，发生了30多万起犯罪，4万人死于枪支，对经济造成了2800亿美元的影响。美国约有800，000名执法人员和18，000个机构，由于成本和复杂性，他们中的许多人几乎无法获得取证技术。在美国，这项技术的潜在市场总额估计为每年3.6亿美元。该项目为下一代便携式弹道装置提供硬件和软件，使用过的弹壳与发射它的武器相匹配。该项目的智力价值是促进法医弹道学数据的收集和分析。该项目将开发：（1）加固型扫描仪，可在现场捕获详细的微观三维图像;（2）光学系统，可解决扫描金属的固有困难和散射挑战;（3）用户界面，可上传图像和接收线索，同时保持监管链和安全性;以及（4）能够比较数字化/像素化图像以提供“匹配”的基于云的分析系统该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的评估来支持。影响审查标准。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project supports law enforcement in solving crimes committed with firearms. In 2020, gun crime in the U.S. reached an all-time high with over 300,000 crimes committed and 40,000 people killed by a firearm, resulting in a $280 billion impact on the economy. There are approximately 800,000 law enforcement officers and 18,000 agencies in the U.S., and many of them have little to no access to forensics technology due to its cost and complexity. The total addressable market for this technology is estimated at $360 million per year in the U.S. This project advances hardware and software for next-generation portable ballistic devices, matching a spent shell casing to the weapon that fired it. The intellectual merit of this project is to advance the collection and analysis of forensic ballistics data. This project will develop: (1) a ruggedized scanner to allow detailed, microscopic, three-dimensional imagery to be captured in the field; (2) an optical system that addresses the inherent difficulties and scattering challenges of scanning metals; (3) a user interface to upload images and receive leads, while preserving chain of custody and security; and (4) a cloud-based analytical system capable of comparing digitized/pixelated imagery to provide a “match” back to investigators.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.