Form 9.B Project Summary
Chron: 971707
Proposal Number: 12.02-4393
Project Title: Color Multifunction CMOS APS Imager for Telemedicine
Technical Abstract (Limit 200 words)
The proposed innovation to be addressed in this work is the development of a low cost, high resolution CMOS Active Pixel Sensor digital color camera-on-a-chip for Telemedicine and Health Diagnostic Services. Multifunction sensor design will allow NASA to use the CMOS APS camera for both Dynamic and Static Imaging applications.
Dynamic imaging provides full-motion, high resolution images and may be divided into interactive televideo (IATV), with parties at both ends communicating in real time, and store-and-forward, with video clips transmitted for review at a later time. Static single-frame imaging genereates visual images of much higher resolution than is required for IATV consultations.
In Phase I, optimal architectures to achieve both excellent image quality and a reasonable cost will be investigated. The technical feasibility of obtaining the color images with ultra-high resolution of up to 2Kx2K will be studied. Physical layout and main circuitry to implement the multi-million pixel camera-on-a-chip will be designed and simulated.
In Phase II, the multi-million pixel camera-on-a-chip architecture will be revised and updated. A complete chip, suitable for NASA and commercial applications will be designed, fabricated and characterized.
Potential Commercial Applications (Limit 200 words)
High-resolution CMOS APS technology is expected to be applicable to many consumer, commercial and military applications, ranging from astronomy and biology, HDTV and electronic photography, medical and computer imaging, security and home video to star tracking, target detection, vehicle navigation, automatic inspection and the other CCTV and machine vision systems.
Name and Address of Principal Investigator (Name,
Organization Name, Mail Address, City/State/Zip)
Dr. Vladimir Berezin
Photobit Corporation
2529 Foothill Blvd. #104
La Crescenta , CA 91214
Name and Address of Offeror (Firm Name, Mail Address,
City/State/Zip)
Nicholas Doudoumopoulos
Photobit Corporation
2529 Foothill Blvd. #104
La Crescenta , CA 91214