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Sensor Development

 

Areté Associates is a world leader in the development and production of advanced active and passive electro-optical (EO) sensors. Our patented 3-D Imaging LIDAR system, the Streak Tube Imaging LIDAR (STIL), provides high resolution imaging from significant distances.


Areté’s active EO sensor systems are used in a variety of military reconnaissance applications to detect and locate
    Areté specializes in developing advanced systems and algorithms to detect man-made objects in highly cluttered environments.
  • Sea mines
  • Beach laid mines and mine-fields
  • Underwater vehicles
  • Military vehicles under foliage


Areté has developed several unique large format passive EO sensor systems for use in airborne
    Areté’s breadth of knowledge and capability in physical modeling and EO system engineering enables rapid development of advanced systems that exploit newly discovered phenomenology.
  • Ocean surveillance
  • Bathymetry, current, sea state
  • Land surveillance
  • Passive 3D imaging
  • Precision targeting



Areté has developed a variety of oceanic in-situ sensors to measure a wide range of parameters for numerous military and oceanographic applications. Sensors have been developed to
    Areté’s extensive experience in ocean physics, ocean sensor engineering, and field experimentation blend perfectly for the development of specialized oceanic, in-situ sensors.
  • Spatially and temporally characterize the physical and optical properties of the water column
  • Provide test-specific ground-truth parameter measurements aimed at the development of physics-based algorithms


Areté has developed sensors that are deployed on a variety of military and commercial platforms, including
    Areté has extensive experience designing and manufacturing compact and robust EO systems for a diverse set of challenging military platforms.
  • Helicopters
  • Fixed-wing aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s)
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV’s)
  • Towed vehicles
  • Robotic vehicles


Areté is continuously branching out into new arenas by investing in the development of critical EO technologies and components. Areté is currently developing capabilities in

 
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