Improved night vision demonstrator program status

Terence L. Haran; J. Christopher James; David W. Roberts; Michael E. Knotts; Anthony A. Wasilewski; Leanne L. West; William G. Robinson; Gisele Bennett

doi:10.1117/12.720971

4 May 2007 Improved night vision demonstrator program status

Terence L. Haran, J. Christopher James, David W. Roberts, Michael E. Knotts, Anthony A. Wasilewski, Leanne L. West, William G. Robinson, Gisele Bennett

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Proceedings Volume 6538, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense VI; 653821 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.720971
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2007, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Although existing night vision equipment provides a significant improvement in target detection in low light conditions, there are several limitations that limit their effectiveness. Focus is a significant problem for night vision equipment due to the low f-number optics required to obtain sufficient sensitivity as well as the dynamic nature of night vision applications, which requires frequent focus adjustments. The Georgia Tech Research Institute has developed a prototype next-generation night vision device called the Improved Night Vision Demonstrator (INVD) in order to address these shortfalls. This paper will describe the design of the INVD system as well as an analysis of its performance.

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Terence L. Haran, J. Christopher James, David W. Roberts, Michael E. Knotts, Anthony A. Wasilewski, Leanne L. West, William G. Robinson, and Gisele Bennett "Improved night vision demonstrator program status", Proc. SPIE 6538, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense VI, 653821 (4 May 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.720971

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