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66 -- LADAR SENSOR POC Maris Juberts (301)975-3424 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http: www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. Sources are being sought by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Intelligent Systems Division on the availability of a commercially available Laser range imaging sensor (LADAR) which can be used for obstacle detection on unmanned robotic ground vehicle systems operating in a rugged cross country environment. NIST is conducting research in obstacle detection and avoidance in support of a DOD program to develop intelligent next generation unmanned ground vehicles for the military. Studies to date indicate that LADAR sensors are capable of providing a robust level of performance in the detection of vehicles, buildings, trees, gullies, people, fences, etc. LADAR to date, however, has limitations which restrict on-road and cross country speed. Information is sought on the availability of a LADAR sensor which can meet the following specifications: 1) compact, ruggedized sensing head weighing less than 15kg; 2) eye-scale, short duration (insec) pulsed lasers can usually meet this criteria, are also better for stealthy operation, and are harder to detect; 3) 4-10 Hz frame rate; 4) range: 3-50 meters or more; 5) range resolution 5-6 cm or better; 6) FOV: 30 degrees vertical, 60 degrees horizontal (desirable, others may be acceptable); 7) Image format: 256 horiontal pixels or better, 128 vertical pixels or better; 8) angular resolution: horizontal .25 degrees or better, vertical .25 degrees or better; 9) desirable features (for scanning type LADAR) programmable FOV (scan) ad frame rate. Interested parties may contact Maris Juberts at (301)975-3424. (0268)

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