SBIR Topic: N241-027 — Precision Stabilization of Large, Wide Field of View Imaging Sensors · Sponsor: U.S. Navy · Phase I complete

Sensors that perform well on a static bench often degrade sharply once mounted on a moving, vibrating ship. This effort addressed precision stabilization of large, fixed, wide-field-of-view shipboard imaging sensors.

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Our Approach

Under Alwyn Smith as Principal Investigator, our team directed the mechanical, electromechanical, and control-system design of a stabilized mount. The design combined a gyroscopic/flywheel stabilization approach with active damping, magnetorheological damping, and vibration isolation, working toward a ruggedized shipboard configuration.

Capabilities Demonstrated

The effort applied Paladin’s core competency in gyro-stabilized, gimbaled sensor platforms to wide-FOV imaging under motion. That work bears directly on stabilized EO/IR payloads, maritime sensing, and ruggedized optical systems.

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