System-on-chip-centric unattended embedded sensors in homeland security and defense applications

Tomasz Jannson; Thomas Forrester; Kevin Degrood; Min-Yi Shih; Kevin Walter; Kang Lee; Eric Gans; Vladimir Esterkin

doi:10.1117/12.817759

5 May 2009 System-on-chip-centric unattended embedded sensors in homeland security and defense applications

Tomasz Jannson, Thomas Forrester, Kevin Degrood, Min-Yi Shih, Kevin Walter, Kang Lee, Eric Gans, Vladimir Esterkin

Proceedings Volume 7305, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense VIII; 73050O (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817759
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

System-on-chip (SoC) single-die electronic integrated circuit (IC) integration has recently been attracting a great deal of attention, due to its high modularity, universality, and relatively low fabrication cost. The SoC also has low power consumption and it is naturally suited to being a base for integration of embedded sensors. Such sensors can run unattended, and can be either commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) electronic, COTS microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), or optical-COTS or produced in house (i.e., at Physical Optics Corporation, POC). In the version with the simplest electronic packaging, they can be integrated with low-power wireless RF that can communicate with a central processing unit (CPU) integrated in-house and installed on the specific platform of interest. Such a platform can be a human body (for e-clothing), unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), or many others. In this paper we discuss SoC-centric embedded unattended sensors in Homeland Security and military applications, including specific application scenarios (or CONOPS). In one specific example, we analyze an embedded polarization optical sensor produced in house, including generalized Lambertian light-emitting diode (LED) sources and secondary nonimaging optics (NIO).

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Tomasz Jannson, Thomas Forrester, Kevin Degrood, Min-Yi Shih, Kevin Walter, Kang Lee, Eric Gans, and Vladimir Esterkin "System-on-chip-centric unattended embedded sensors in homeland security and defense applications", Proc. SPIE 7305, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense VIII, 73050O (5 May 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817759

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Sensors

Light emitting diodes

System on a chip

Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Polarization

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Homeland security

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