Sensors – The basic human need to know and understand your environment is of particular imperative to the Armed Forces. Defence is interested in the development of small, low-power, light-weight, multi-modal sensing capabilities for example to detect explosive and chemical substances, and radio frequency emissions.
Background
Fifty years ago, major technological developments were primarily driven by the space race and the Cold War. Today, almost all technology development, derived from current global S&T investment, is driven by the consumer market. Advanced technology development, once the realm of government laboratories, is now carried out to a large extent in the civil and commercial sectors. As technology continues to be driven by market needs, exploitation of technology to meet defence and security needs will require an increasing focus and understanding of emerging technologies and their opportunities and impacts on the future of Defence and Security. As well as increased understanding of the evolving physical and social environments in which Defence operates.
Next steps
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Topics
Related UKRI funded projects
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Signal Processing 4 the Networked Battlespace
Sensors have for a long time played a vital role in battle awareness for all our armed forces, ranging from advanced imaging technologies, such as radar and sonar to acoustic and the electronic surveillance. Sensors are ...
Funded by: EPSRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on the development of small, low-power, light-weight, multi-modal sensing capabilities for detecting explosive and chemical substances, which directly addresses the question.
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Signal Procssing in the Information Age
Persistent real-time, multi-sensor, multi-modal surveillance capabilities will be at the core of the future operating environment for the Ministry of Defence; such techniques will also be a core technology in modern soci...
Funded by: EPSRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to develop signal processing techniques for multi-modal surveillance capabilities, which aligns with the need for small, low-power, light-weight, multi-modal sensing capabilities in the question.
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Signal Processing Solutions for the Networked Battlespace
The nature of the modern battlefield is changing dramatically. Electronic communication is allowing unprecedented interchange of data and information between platforms. Advances in electronics are allowing the possibilit...
Funded by: EPSRC
Why might this be relevant?
While the project focuses on signal processing solutions for the networked battlespace, it does not specifically address the development of small, low-power, light-weight, multi-modal sensing capabilities mentioned in the question.