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Completed TRL 5 (started at 3, targeting 5)
To define sensor and terrain relative navigation (TRN) requirements for high speed motion at low altitudes (look-ahead distance, motion blur) and develop collaborative stereo technology for robust vision-based TRN.
In addition to the NASA Aeronautics application, represented by NASA Armstrong, the DoD is also very interested in this technology for flexible surveillance systems (visual radar), perimeter surveillance (mover detection), etc.
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