AI SENSORS
ViDAR
Passive Wide Area Search For Any Mission
ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) is the first passive multi-domain AI-enabled optical sensor designed for use over sea and land. This technology provides a critical capability for effectively detecting, locating, recognizing, and tracking objects of interest, which is essential for both civil and defense industries. It supports a range of missions including search and rescue, wide area surveillance, tactical intelligence, counter narcotics, illegal fishing and border protection operations. ViDAR is the future of persistent wide-area surveillance, a key capability demanded by customers worldwide.
Persistent Surveillance
Sense farther from a greater standoff distance by scanning over a wide area, with the flexibility to switch to persistent overwatch for reconnaissance missions. ViDAR can detect and track multiple objects at altitudes up to 30,000 feet and requires only a few pixels to detect a person or a small drone on the edge, providing immediate situational awareness.
Capable of Target Detection in Sea State 6
Passive wide-area maritime search capabilities include people, fishing buoys, dark vessels, and objects with low radar cross-section up to sea state 6. ViDAR utilizes AI-enabled electro-optical and infrared sensors to detect, geolocate, classify, and track targets of interest in challenging environments, expanding the coverage area by 220 times compared to a typical EO camera’s narrow FOV alone. ViDAR is scalable to meet the SWaP requirements of various UAS groups, rotary-wing, and fixed-wing aircraft.
Day & Night Multi EO/IR Cameras: All in One Pod
AI combined with the most advanced wide area surveillance hardware package ever developed.
ViDAR
Persistent, uniform coverage provides the highest search integrity and more efficient wide area surveillance, ensuring no objects are missed when aircraft is flying at high speeds or over high sea states.
Existing EO/IR
EO/IR sensor’s narrow field of view is less suitable for wide area domain situational awareness. ViDAR and EO/IR turrets are complementary to maintain search progress while cross-cueing to targets of interest.
Key Features
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Advanced Target Detection
Detect, locate, recognize and track people and hard to spot objects in complex environments including objects with low radar cross section ie. fishing buoys, stealth vessels and boats with AIS turned off.
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Operationally Proven
Deployed globally for search and rescue, counter narcotics, coastal patrol , ISR and time-critical operations.
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Comprehensive Monitoring
Provides persistent, 180° wide area coverage for extensive situational awareness.
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Real-Time Processing
Onboard, edge-processed data ensures up-to-date situational awareness.
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Platform Agnostic
Modular and scalable system with low size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements.
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Stealth Operation
Operates passively with no active transmissions, ensuring discreet functionality.
Key Features
01
Advanced Target Detection
Detect, locate, recognize and track people and hard to spot objects in complex environments including objects with low radar cross section ie. fishing buoys, stealth vessels and boats with AIS turned off.
02
Operationally Proven
Deployed globally for search and rescue, counter narcotics, coastal patrol , ISR and time-critical operations.
03
Comprehensive Monitoring
Provides persistent, 180° wide area coverage for extensive situational awareness.
04
Real-Time Processing
Onboard, edge-processed data ensures up-to-date situational awareness.
05
Platform Agnostic
Modular and scalable system with low size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements.
06
Stealth Operation
Operates passively with no active transmissions, ensuring discreet functionality.
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