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Tired of having to use a separate sensor for different missions, the Army wants one sensor that can do it all.

Through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) proposal, the Army is looking for a single electro-optical sensor that can perform multiple missions. And now the time seems ripe, according to Army researchers. "Recent advances in sensor technology, optical design, compressive sensing, optical computing, information processing and systems engineering have opened up the possibilities to develop truly multi-mission sensor system, much like human visual system, which can easily and quickly adapt to accomplish significantly different tasks in changing environment," the SBIR notice reads.

Army seeks unified sensor