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Real-Time Videogrammetry System for Navigation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 0 DOD DARPA SBIR 2004 2 799553 CogniTech Corporation 1060 East 100 South Suite 306 Salt Lake City UT 84102 1683

Margaret Conley (626) 796-0326 maggie@cognitech.com

Lenny Rudin (626) 796-0326 lenny@cognitech.com

This proposal presents Cognitech's Phase II extensions on the theoretical and computational Phase I study of automatic landing of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The Phase I report contained successful initial validation study with comparison of the platform positioning as estimated from visual and IR video sequences to the recorded GPS data. Our approach differs from other attempts to use images for automatic landing in that we utilize mainly detection and estimation of meaningful lines instead of reference points. The major advantage of our solution approach to the UAV automatic landing task is generality: no airport surveying data is necessary. We rely on only one natural parameter, the maximum false alarm rate, unlike all previous methods that depend on a multitude of unstable thresholds. We propose to make all computational tasks the real-time, in particular the detection of meaningful straight lines, and to assess the precision of the measurements with respect to the resolution of the camera. We also propose to develop an automatic camera calibration process that is easy to set up. Finally, the solution to an automatic video-estimation of the position of a hose in an aerial refueling system is developed

from [|http://www.sbir.gov/sbirsearch/detail/127894]

Real-Time Videogrammetry System for Navigation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

= Real-Time Videogrammetry System for Navigation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles =

Award Information
[|Small Business Information] [|CogniTech Corporation] 1060 East 100 South Suite 306 Salt Lake City, UT 84102 1683 [|View profile »] ** Woman-Owned: ** No ** Minority-Owned: ** No  ** HUBZone-Owned: ** No   [|Phase 2] ** Fiscal Year: ** 2004 ** Title: ** Real-Time Videogrammetry System for Navigation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / DARPA ** Contract: ** N/A ** Award Amount: ** $799,553.00
 * Agency:
 * Department of Defense ** || Branch:
 * Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ** || Award ID:
 * 58356 ** || Program Year/Program:
 * 2004 / SBIR ** ||
 * Agency Tracking Number:
 * 02SB1-0048 ** || Solicitation Year:
 * N/A ** || Solicitation Topic Code:
 * N/A ** || Solicitation Number:
 * N/A ** ||

Abstract:
This proposal presents Cognitech's Phase II extensions on the theoretical and computational Phase I study of automatic landing of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The Phase I report contained successful initial validation study with comparison of the platform positioning as estimated from visual and IR video sequences to the recorded GPS data. Our approach differs from other attempts to use images for automatic landing in that we utilize mainly detection and estimation of meaningful lines instead of reference points. The major advantage of our solution approach to the UAV automatic landing task is generality: no airport surveying data is necessary. We rely on only one natural parameter, the maximum false alarm rate, unlike all previous methods that depend on a multitude of unstable thresholds. We propose to make all computational tasks the real-time, in particular the detection of meaningful straight lines, and to assess the precision of the measurements with respect to the resolution of the camera. We also propose to develop an automatic camera calibration process that is easy to set up. Finally, the solution to an automatic video-estimation of the position of a hose in an aerial refueling system is developed.

Principal Investigator:
Lenny Rudin (626) 796-0326 lenny@cognitech.com

Business Contact:
Margaret Conley (626) 796-0326 maggie@cognitech.com

Company Information:
** Name: ** CogniTech Corporation ** Address: ** 1060 East 100 South Suite 306 Salt Lake City, UT 84102 1683 ** Located in HUBZone: ** No ** Woman-Owned: ** No ** Minority-Owned: ** No ** URL: ** N/A ** Phone: ** (801) 322-0101

Award Totals:

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 * ~ PROGRAM/PHASE ||~ AWARD AMOUNT ($) ||~ NUMBER OF AWARDS ||
 * SBIR Phase I ||< $1,214,054.00 ||< 17 ||
 * SBIR Phase II ||< $4,478,011.00 ||< 8 ||

Award List:
===[|RECONSTRUCTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF SIGNALS USING NON-OSCILLATORY SHOCK/TURBULENCE CAPTURING ALGORITHMS] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 1989 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / DARPA ** Principal Investigator: ** Dr Leonid Rudin – (213) 451-9959 ** Award Amount: ** $50,000.00

===[|RECONSTRUCTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF SIGNALS USING NON-OSCILLATORY SHOCK/TURBULENCE CAPTURING ALGORITHMS] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 1990 / SBIR / Phase II ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / DARPA    ** Principal Investigator: ** Dr Leonid Rudin – (213) 451-9959  ** Award Amount: ** $250,000.00

Abstract: The concepts and techniques developed in the numerical solution of hyperbolic conservation laws e.g. in compressible gas dynamics have recently been found by this company to be extremely relevant to the problem of reconstruction and enhancement of signals (including images and acoustic signals).… [|More] ===[|A REAL TIME SYSTEM FOR MULTI-SENSOR IMAGE ANALYSIS THROUGH PYRAMIDAL SEGMENTATION] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 1991 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / USAF    ** Principal Investigator: ** Leonid Rubin – (213) 453-6961  ** Award Amount: ** $50,000.00

Abstract: Volumetric interpretation of multi-spectral sensor data as well as other image analysis tasks invariably involve a segmentation preprocessing step. the aim of this proposal is to implement a fast (real-time) and universal segmentation algorithm for multi-sensor and multiscale image data. the… [|More] ===[|Image Processing Environment And Language] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 1993 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / MDA    ** Principal Investigator: ** Timothy Kay – (310) 314-3587  ** Award Amount: ** $66,262.00

Abstract: Cognitech, inc. proposes the creation of the "impel: image processing environment and language," which combines a graphical user interface, a domain-specific programming language, and a domain-specific compiler into a powerful image processing tools. the impel system includes a new very high level… [|More] ===[|TV Based Frame Fusion] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 1995 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / USAF ** Principal Investigator: ** Leonid Rudin – (310) 314-3587 ** Award Amount: ** $79,994.00

===[|TV Based Frame Fusion] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 1996 / SBIR / Phase II ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / USAF    ** Principal Investigator: ** Leonid Rudin – (310) 314-3587  ** Award Amount: ** $748,676.00

Abstract: Forensic imaging practitioners use algorithms and filters borrowed from the traditional "smooth" regularization image processing framework, which is not appropriate to the singular nature of imaging information. A new Total Veriation based, feature-accurate approach to basic image processing tasks… [|More] ===[|N/A] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2000 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / USAF ** Principal Investigator: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jerome B. Soller – (801) 322-0101 ** Award Amount: ** $100,000.00

===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|N/A] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2001 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency: ** HHS ** Principal Investigator: ** N/A ** Award Amount: ** $99,999.00

===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Large Format Resistive Arrays (LFRA) for Infrared Scene Projectors (IRSP)] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2001 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / NAVY    ** Principal Investigator: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jerome Soller – (801) 322-0101  ** Award Amount: ** $100,000.00

Abstract: Sensor outputs form the foundation for decision support systems. Accurate models and simulations of these sensor outputs enables effective development, test, evaluation and use of decision support systems. Phase I focuses on chemical/biological detectorsbecause their variability embodies… <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|More] ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Toxicity Evaluation Module] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2001 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / USAF    ** Principal Investigator: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wendell Duncan – (801) 322-0101  ** Award Amount: ** $100,000.00

Abstract: Many chemicals have limited occupational health and toxicological data. A computerized fuzzy logic expert system module could synthesize information from diverse sources and support the assessment of a chemical's toxicity endpoints and associateduncertainty. The interdisciplinary team of… <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|More] ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|A Distributed Portal and Virtual Testbed for ATR/Fusion Algorithms] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2001 / SBIR / Phase II ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / USAF    ** Principal Investigator: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jerome Soller – (801) 322-0101  ** Award Amount: ** $750,000.00

Abstract: This project will create a distributed portal and virtual testbed for ATR/Fusion algorithms. The investigators will develop a CORBA architecture and software tools to support profiling of distributed software processes, workflow task management, andinterfaces to algorithm and performance measure… <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|More] ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|A Distributed Portal and Virtual Testbed for ATR/Fusion Algorithms] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2001 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / USAF    ** Principal Investigator: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jerome Soller – (801) 322-0101  ** Award Amount: ** $0.00

Abstract: This project will create a distributed portal and virtual testbed for ATR/Fusion algorithms. The investigators will develop a CORBA architecture and software tools to support profiling of distributed software processes, workflow task management, andinterfaces to algorithm and performance measure… <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|More] ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Simulating Detection System Output Data for the Development of Decision Support Systems] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2002 / SBIR / Phase II ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / NAVY    ** Principal Investigator: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jerome B. Soller – (801) 322-0101  ** Award Amount: ** $449,912.00

Abstract: "Accurately simulating sensor data is necessary to develop meaningful and effective decision support systems. This process requires the inclusion of all phenomena that significantly influence the data after propagation through the detection chain. Phase Ideveloped a prototype framework,… <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|More]   ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Mathematical Methods for Video Registration in Autonomous Navigation Applications] ===     ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2002 / SBIR / Phase I  ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / DARPA    ** Principal Investigator: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lenny Rudin – (626) 796-0326  ** Award Amount: ** $98,970.00

Abstract: "A system and the computational framework is proposed for the real-time video processing of single or multiple video camera feeds from the UAV platform, for the purpose of a computer aided ("pilot assistant") or the fully autonomous planning and executionof aircraft approach and landing procedures.… <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|More]   ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|PDA CAPTURE OF ELECTRONIC SOURCE DOCUMENTS] ===   ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2002 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency: ** HHS ** Principal Investigator: ** Jerome Soller ** Award Amount: ** $0.00

===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|PDA CAPTURE OF ELECTRONIC SOURCE DOCUMENTS] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2002 / SBIR / Phase II ** Agency: ** HHS ** Principal Investigator: ** Jerome Soller ** Award Amount: ** $374,974.00

===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|N/A] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2003 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency: ** HHS ** Principal Investigator: ** Jerome Soller ** Award Amount: ** $0.00

===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|N/A] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2003 / SBIR / Phase II ** Agency: ** HHS ** Principal Investigator: ** Jerome Soller ** Award Amount: ** $375,017.00

===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Real-Time Videogrammetry System for Navigation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2004 / SBIR / Phase II ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / DARPA    ** Principal Investigator: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lenny Rudin – (626) 796-0326  ** Award Amount: ** $799,553.00

Abstract: This proposal presents Cognitech's Phase II extensions on the theoretical and computational Phase I study of automatic landing of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The Phase I report contained successful initial validation study with comparison of the platform positioning as estimated from visual and… <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|More] ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|SBIR PHASE I: Innovative Methodology for Accelerated Quantum Molecular Dynamics] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2004 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency: ** NSF    ** Principal Investigator: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Michael Johnson – (801) 322-0101  ** Award Amount: ** $99,876.00

Abstract: This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project addresses the feasibility of performing molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using numerical database representations of quantum mechanical potential energy surfaces (PES). The specific objectives are: (1) Perform ab initio calculations to… <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|More] ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|E-products for Training and Supporting SSP] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2004 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency: ** HHS    ** Principal Investigator: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Robert A. Gray – (801) 322-0101  ** Award Amount: ** $100,000.00

Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Many Skilled Support Personnel (SSP) are not adequately prepared to respond to a major disaster, particularly those resulting from a Weapons of Mass Destruction incident. To protect the health of the SSP, new training and delivery mechanisms must be developed. … <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|More] ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Shelf Life Prediction of Rocket Motors] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2005 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / ARMY    ** Principal Investigator: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wendelll Duncan – (801) 322-0101  ** Award Amount: ** $69,999.00

Abstract: Stockpiles of weapons with composite rocket motors have been expensive to acquire. In the fortunate occurrence that these weapons are not used, they are too expensive to discard based upon simple expiration dates. However, use of these weapons can be dangerous if their integrity is compromised due… <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|More] ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Shelf Life Prediction of Rocket Motors] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2006 / SBIR / Phase II ** Agency / Branch: ** DOD / ARMY    ** Principal Investigator: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jerome Soller – (801) 322-0101  ** Award Amount: ** $729,879.00

Abstract: The US Army is responsible for the full life cycle of large numbers of composite rocket motors in various weapon systems. More effective techniques for estimating the deterioration and readiness of composite rocket motors will further reduce costs and increase safety. CogniTech is addressing… <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|More] ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Innovative Education Environments for Content Delivery, Adaptive Training, and Real-time Decision Support] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2008 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency: ** DHS    ** Principal Investigator: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jerome Soller – (801) 322-0101  ** Award Amount: ** $99,999.00

Abstract: The proposed Phase I research will design and develop innovative technologies for the deployment of training and educational content to multiple platforms and realtime decision support, just in time learning, and adaptive training. Prototypes will include reuse of PACERs homeland security… <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|More] ===<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Probabilistic Framework for CBRN Terrorism Risk Assessment and Decision Support] === ** Award Year / Program / Phase: ** 2009 / SBIR / Phase I ** Agency: ** DHS    ** Principal Investigator: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jerome B. Soller – (801) 322-0101  ** Award Amount: ** $98,955.00

Abstract: The proposed research will develop a probabilistic decision analysis methodology and software framework applicable to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) threats and incidents. The software prototype developed in the Phase I research will include tools to enable probabilistic… <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0f639c; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|More]