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Space Force taps OpTech for $4.5 million optical sensor payload
The imaging payload will be deployed on an Impulse Space vehicle for the Space Force’s Victus Surgo mission scheduled for 2026 ...
US to deploy world’s first alien-hunting system equipped with 2D, 3D radars
The Pentagon will deploy 'Gremlin,' the world’s first full-time UFO surveillance system, in FY 2025 to support ...
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Jeff Chen and Lidar Prototype (IMAGE)
Engineer Jeffrey Chen tests a lidar prototype on the roof of Building 33 at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Chen and his team earned the center’s 2024 Innovator of the Year award ...
Metalenses harness AI for high-resolution, full-color imaging for compact optical systems
Modern imaging systems, such as those used in smartphones, virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) devices, are ...
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NASA Goddard Lidar Team Wins Innovation Award
NASA researchers Guan Yang, Jeff Chen, and their team received the 2024 Innovator of The Year Award for their exemplary work ...
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Free-Init: Scan-Free, Motion-Free, and Correspondence-Free Initialization for Doppler LiDAR-Inertial Systems
Abstract: Robust initialization is crucial for online systems. In the letter, a high-frequency and resilient initialization framework is designed for LiDAR-inertial systems, leveraging both inertial ...
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NASA Goddard Lidar team receives Center Innovation Award for Advancements
NASA researchers Guan Yang, Jeff Chen, and their team received the 2024 Innovator of The Year Award at the agency’s Goddard ...
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New high-speed, 20ps time-to-digital converter from ScioSense enables precise ranging measurements in industrial LiDAR systems
which offers the very high time measurement resolution and high output data rate required in LiDAR systems. The new LTDC-X3 ...
Real-Life Star Wars Tech: MIT Researchers Have Created a Miniature “Tractor Beam” To Capture Cells
The tiny device uses a tightly focused beam of light to capture and manipulate cells. MIT researchers have developed a miniature, chip-based “tractor beam,” like the one that captures the Millennium ...