{"id":69711,"date":"2016-04-19T15:30:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T15:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=367cee5bec1b600141b63bf8aff3e12d"},"modified":"2016-04-19T15:30:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T15:30:02","slug":"news-story-laser-radar-system-for-high-resolution-3d-imaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=69711","title":{"rendered":"News story: Laser radar system for high-resolution 3D imaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Through Centre for Defence Enterprise (<abbr title=\"Centre for Defence Enterprise\">CDE<\/abbr>) funding, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qinetiq.com\">QinetiQ<\/a> has developed a \u2018software-defined multifunction <abbr title=\"Light detection and radar\">LIDAR<\/abbr>\u2019 (laser radar) system. It can be configured and re-configured in software at mission run-time. This single <abbr title=\"Light detection and radar\">LIDAR<\/abbr> architecture can perform the role of multiple different instruments &#8211; eg 3D imaging, ranging, Doppler, communications &#8211; providing exceptional sensing flexibility. <\/p>\n<p>The system is very sensitive, making it ideally suited for high-altitude platforms (<abbr title=\"high-altitude platforms\">HAPS<\/abbr>) where the duration of a mission may require multiple different sensing modes, and the platform needs a sensor of low size, weight and power.<\/p>\n<p>Software-defined multifunction <abbr title=\"Light detection and radar\">LIDAR<\/abbr> brings new operational capability to persistent surveillance platforms. For example, while conventional 3D mapping can discover a vehicle under camouflage netting, this <abbr title=\"Light detection and radar\">LIDAR<\/abbr> could also determine whether its engine is running and possibly the type of vehicle by using vibrometry mode. <\/p>\n<p>Brian Perrett, Security Products Business Lead, QinetiQ says:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The <abbr title=\"Centre for Defence Enterprise\">CDE<\/abbr> funding and support has helped us to bridge the gap between concept and demonstration of a novel <abbr title=\"Light detection and radar\">LIDAR<\/abbr> technology that we believe could have a significant impact on the electro-optic sensor space for high altitude platforms.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>QinetiQ is a British defence, science and technology organisation. Founded in 2001 it has its headquarters in Farnborough, Hampshire and has approximately 9000 employees worldwide. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"about-cde\">About <abbr title=\"Centre for Defence Enterprise\">CDE<\/abbr><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p><abbr title=\"Centre for Defence Enterprise\">CDE<\/abbr> funds novel, high-risk, high-potential-benefit research. We work with the broadest possible range of science and technology providers, including academia and small companies, to develop cost-effective capabilities for UK armed forces and national security.<\/p>\n<p><abbr title=\"Centre for Defence Enterprise\">CDE<\/abbr> is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory\"><abbr title=\"Defence Science and Technology Laboratory\">Dstl<\/abbr><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"contact postal-address\" id=\"contact_1917\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h3>Centre for Defence Enterprise<\/h3>\n<div class=\"vcard contact-inner\">\n<p class=\"adr\">\n<span class=\"street-address\">Building R103<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFermi Avenue<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"locality\">Harwell Oxford<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"region\">Oxfordshire<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"postal-code\">OX11 0QX<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-url-number\">\n<p class=\"email\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Email<\/span><br \/>\n              <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:cde@dstl.gov.uk\">cde@dstl.gov.uk<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Telephone <\/span><br \/>\n              +44 (0)30 67704236\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Alternative number<\/span><br \/>\n              +44 (0)30 67704237\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"comments\">Please email for the quickest response.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Case study from QinetiQ who will pitch their ideas to industry and investors at the CDE Marketplace on 27 April 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69711"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69711\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}