Statement of Work Polarametric LWIR and SWIR 12.5.23.pdf

Statement of Work For

Long-Wave and Short-Wave Polarimetric Imaging System

Title: Long-Wave and Short-Wave Polarimetric Imaging System

Document Date: 12/5/2023

This document covers the purchase, installation, service, warranty, training, and commissioning of a Long-Wave and Short-Wave polarimetric Imaging System to be implemented at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)

1. Scope: Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) and Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) Polarimetric Imaging System that can take pictures and video in the LWIR and SWIR spectral range.

Background: The Pyxis is polarimetric imaging which operates in the Long-Wave and Short-Wave infrared regime and generates images consisting of four unique polarized states. This data allows you to isolate strongly polarized objects such as camouflage or chemical spills. These cameras, and associated software, represent a significant advancement in technology level compared to AFIT's current multispectral imaging capabilities. Polarized imagers are key for many remote sensing applications, including target/camouflage detection, disturbed earth detection to locate IEDs, environmental & effluent monitoring, and ground-truth data collections for other national assets. This additional capability would be both advanced enough to enable new research, but also simple enough to use in AFIT / ENP's OENG 616 lab. The streamlined software interface and intuitive built-in calibration will enable students to quit fighting against antiquated instruments and focus on learning the physics. This combination of moderate spatial resolution along with polarization states represents a new capability that will immediately enable new defense-centered research and improve the results of on-going projects.

2. Applicable Documents: - Minimum Requirements and Deliverables

The following specification lists the minimum (threshold) requirements for a Long-Wave Polarimetric Imaging System:

1. Spectral range: 7500-13500 nm threshold

2. Resolution: 640x512 threshold

3. Frame rate >20 frames per second or Hz

4. Digital resolution >= 14 bit

5. Data format: non-proprietary

6. Operating Temperature: 0-60 degrees C

7. Weight < 2 kg

The Deliverables for the Long-Wave Polarimetric Imaging System include:

1. Pixelated Polarimeter, Pyxis LWIR 640-G

2. 40 mm f/1 lens

3. 75 mm f/1 lens

4. 100 mm f/1 lens

5. Zoom lens 15-75 mm

6. Enhanced software development kit

7. Data acquisition laptop

8. Pyxis vision software

The following specification lists the minimum (threshold) requirements for a Short-Wave Polarimetric Imaging System:

1. Spectral range: 600-1700 nm (0.6 µm – 1.7 µm) threshold

2. Resolution: 640x512 threshold

3. Frame rate >20 frames per second or Hz

4. Data format: non-proprietary

5. Operating Temperature: 0-50 degrees C

6. Weight < 1 kg

The Deliverables for the Short-Wave Polarimetric Imaging System include:

1. Pixelated Polarimeter, Pyxis SWIR 640-G

2. 25 mm f/1 lens

3. 35 mm f/1 lens

4. 50 mm f/1 lens

5. Software development kit

Delivery, Installation, Warranty and Training:

1. The contractor shall deliver all components 6 months after contract award.

2. The contractor shall deliver hardware to

Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT/EN) ATTN: Greg Smith

2950 Hobson Way, Building 640, Room 265 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7765

3. Free from defects in material and workmanship, under normal and proper use in accordance with equipment user manual, for the period of time of one year after receipt.