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16 April 2008 The development of a biomimetic acoustic direction finding system for use on multiple platforms
Socrates Deligeorges, David Anderson, Cassandra A. Browning, Howard Cohen, David Freedman, Tyler Gore, Christian Karl, Sarah Kelsall, David Mountain, Marianne Nourzad, Yirong Pu, Matt Sandifer, Shuwan Xue, Leah Ziph-Schatzberg, Allyn Hubbard
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This paper describes the flow of scientific and technological achievements beginning with a stationary "small, smart, biomimetic acoustic processor" designed for DARPA that led to a program aimed at acoustic characterization and direction finding for multiple, mobile platforms. ARL support and collaboration has allowed us to adapt the core technology to multiple platforms including a Packbot robotic platform, a soldier worn platform, as well as a vehicle platform. Each of these has varying size and power requirements, but miniaturization is an important component of the program for creating practical systems which we address further in companion papers. We have configured the system to detect and localize gunfire and tested system performance with live fire from numerous weapons such as the AK47, the Dragunov, and the AR15. The ARL-sponsored work has led to connections with Natick Labs and the Future Force Warrior program, and in addition, the work has many and obvious applications to homeland defense, police, and civilian needs.
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Socrates Deligeorges, David Anderson, Cassandra A. Browning, Howard Cohen, David Freedman, Tyler Gore, Christian Karl, Sarah Kelsall, David Mountain, Marianne Nourzad, Yirong Pu, Matt Sandifer, Shuwan Xue, Leah Ziph-Schatzberg, and Allyn Hubbard "The development of a biomimetic acoustic direction finding system for use on multiple platforms", Proc. SPIE 6963, Unattended Ground, Sea, and Air Sensor Technologies and Applications X, 696313 (16 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.784246
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KEYWORDS
Acoustics

Sensors

Cameras

Biomimetics

Weapons

Human-machine interfaces

Calibration

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