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Prometheus Inc.

Prometheus Technology

Dr. Myoung AnMs. Parvaneh BadieDr. Vladimir BotchevDr. Jennifer BrowerDr. Jim ByrnesMrs. Marcia ByrnesMr. Justin DaubarDr. Bob GoddardMs. Susan HerbstDr. Rama Inguva

BackgroundResearch Focus

SuccessesDr. Jerry KautskyDr. Jim Kelly Dr. Joseph J. KranzMr. Rodin LyassofDr. Temo MatcharashviliRADM John Pearson, USN (Ret)Mr. Ben ShenefeltDr. Edmund SullivanDr. Richard Tolimieri

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Prometheus“Providing mathematics for science and innovation”

Woman-owned, based in Newport, RIResearch focused to collaborate on emergent technologies & with government laboratoriesFounded in 1983Serving the US Government and International Technology Community: DARPA, Army, Navy, Air Force, NATO, General Dynamics, RaytheonSmall business under NAICS 54171212 Doctoral Level Researchers and 7 additional professional staffActive in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) education

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Prometheus’ Mission and Philosophy

Our technology and domain experts develop innovative solutions in • pattern recognition• automatic target recognition•high fidelity, computationally efficient environmental simulation• advanced signal processing applications • automated decision aids • tracking • waveform design

Total Ownership Cost leverage:We dramatically improve system performance via innovative mathematics & software, without hardware changes

Prometheus provides innovative research and development in Applied Mathematics for Government and private industry.

WARHEADS-DECOYS/ TRIGGER RECOGNITION AND

ALERTING

Prometheus Inc.IED & UNDERSEA MINE

DETECTION / CLASSIFICATION

MEDICAL IMAGING

Detection and ClassificationAlgorithms and Strategies

High Fidelity, Efficient Modeling,Simulation & Training Algorithms

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Prometheus TechnologiesMaterials Identification Using Radar and Sonar (Air Force & Navy SBIRs – Phases I, II, III {MIRK, MISAR}, IR&D, )

Feature Based Pattern Recognition (IR&D, Navy)

Detection Algorithms and Software for Force Protection (Digital Radar) (Army – SMDC Contract via Plus-up)

Broadband Torpedo Reverberation Modeling (SBIR, Phase III Contract – NUWC/NAVSEA)

Unique Real-Time Multi-Target Multi-Sensor Registration and Tracking (OSD - pending)

Signal Processing & Waveforms for Special Applications (e.g. UUV-Towed Arrays, IR&D, MDA, AF SBIRs)

Advanced Real-Time Decision Aids (SBIR – Air Force, Office of Naval Research)

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Operations and Collaborations- Local and Global -

Naval Undersea Warfare CenterUS Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center (Huntsville, AL)USAF Rome Laboratories & Brooks City BaseIndustry & Academic Collaboration:

Rhode Island Economic Development CorporationGeneral Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)RaytheonUniversity of Rhode IslandAuburn Research Institute

International academic and commercial collaborationsNATO ConferencesWavelets Down Under (Australia)

Collaborating with others in RI, AL, MA, other states and Internationally

Researchers in Rhode Island, Alabama, Massachusetts, Virginia, Washington State, Australia, France, Georgia, Turkey


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Thank YouThank YouDr. Jim ByrnesDr. Jim Byrnesjim@[email protected](781) 784(781) 784--23552355(401) 849(401) 849--53895389

Website for more information:Website for more information:www.prometheuswww.prometheus--us.comus.com

Dr. Jenn Brower – [email protected]. Joseph J. Kranz – [email protected]. Susan Herbst – [email protected]

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Contact InformationPrometheus Research and Conference Center21 Arnold Ave.Newport, RI 02840 Phone: 401-849-5389Fax: 401-848-7293Prometheus Corporate Office103 Mansfield St.Sharon, MA 02067Phone: 781-784-2355Prometheus Florida Office621 Granada Circle, Unit APanama City Beach, FL 32413Phone: 850-249-6943Prometheus Virginia Office7825 Accotink PlaceAlexandria, VA 22308Phone: 571-723-1070Email: [email protected]


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Materials Identification – Reflectivity Kernel

Capabilities and Features

Way Forward:Way Forward:TechnologyTechnologyStatus/BackgroundStatus/Background

Enables existing or developmental sensing systems to discriminate materials of illuminated objects and directly and immediately enable classification using highly efficient algorithms:

‘False’ target resolutionUndersea and land mine detection/discrimination

applicationsConcealed and camouflaged triggers and device detectionMedical diagnostics of anomalous tissue

Acoustic adaptation of MISAR is the subject of a current PEO-Submarine SBIR (MIRK) - highly successful demonstrations to date.

Core algorithm: Materials Identification (MISAR) developed under an Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract –transitioned to Phase III and used by USAF & NRO in classified applications.

Successful remote material identification by processing the incident energy response from an insonified object’s core “reflectivity kernel” associated uniquely with material composition and independent of the object’s shape

Time-domain deconvolution of acoustic signal

Exploits intrinsic material physical characteristics – causality and finite support

Independent of structure and shape of insonified object

Algorithms are extremely computationally efficient, enabling real time image and pattern recognition – algorithms are targeted to dramatically improve existing system performance with no hardware modifications

Incident waveform dependent processing algorithms

High Potential to Improve Undersea and Surface Vehicle acoustic “mine-like object” & false target discrimination• Can discriminate objects using component of signal return that carries object material’s reflectivity information• Can convert knowledge of “mine-like” object to “likely-mine” or other

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Phase II SBIR for Confirming Experiment &

Prototype Development for Torpedo Application

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Feature Based Pattern RecognitionCapabilities and Features


Enables existing or developmental sensing systems to automatically recognize patterns of interest with high probability of detection and low false alarm rate using computationally efficient algorithms:

Undersea and land mine detection and discrimination applications

Concealed and camouflaged triggers and devicesComplex data stream patternsMedical diagnostics of anomalous tissue

Can be combined with Materials Identification algorithms to discriminate and classify objects based on material composition

Suite of algorithms – Synergistic applications of advanced mathematics – noncommutativegroup harmonic analysis, transforms in Zak space and innovative sampling.

Algorithms are extremely computationally efficient, enabling real time image and pattern recognition – algorithms are targeted to dramatically improve existing system performance with no hardware modifications

High Potential to Improve Undersea and Surface Vehicle acoustic “mine-like object” & false target discrimination•Can detect objects using the same criteria as a human operator – but at much higher rate•Can discriminate objects using component of signal return that carries object material’s reflectivity information


(FBPR) and Materials Identification – Reflectivity Kernel (MIRK)

FBPR has proven behavior and needs prototype transition

funding

Core algorithm: FBPR funded by internal research and development & Office of Naval Research (ONR) –highly successful demonstrationsusing Unmanned Undersea Vehicle side scan sonar data provided under a Naval Surface Weapon Center (NSWC), Panama City contract.

Materials Identification (MISAR) developed under Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contracts – transitioned to Phase IIIand used by USAF & NRO in classified applications.

Acoustic adaptation of MISAR is subject of current PEO-Submarine SBIR (MIRK).

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Detection Algorithms and Software for Force Protection (DASFP)



Enables the development of modular Force Protection radars that can:

Have transducers and receivers mounted without rigid structures (enabling personnel mounted sensors (‘smart cloth technology’); reduced costs for vehicle mounted and large array radars)

Enhanced performance - simplified/Lego™-concept hardwareCombine information from multiple sensors precisely and

with low computational loadDiscern “micro-Doppler” which can, e.g. indicate rocket fin spin,

excited heart rates (adversary personnel during IED emplacement)

Library of synergistic algorithms • Clifford Algebras that represent complex geometric objects and their relationships in simple form• Hadamard Polynomials enabling manipulation with computational efficiency• Bayesian methods, including special application of Kalman Filter components to indicate system behaviors

Algorithms are targeted to enable adaptive system performance with low cost hardware applications

Continue, complete and transition technology – FY11 Request for Congressional Add has been approved by the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee.• Can simplify/reduce hardware costs across multiple systems and forces (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force)•Can provide improved sensing and ‘clues’ for early detection and classification of difficult targets•Enables application of ‘micro’ transmit/receive module technology in a flexible matrix and integrated with multiple sensors


Core algorithm: Basic algorithms have been demonstrated – highly successful demonstrations. Next steps include the completion and application of the algorithms in government simulation facilities with enhanced ‘real’ data

DASFP developed under an Army –Space & Missiles Defense Command, Huntsville, AL (SMDC) Contract funded via Plus-up

Transition to a Digital Radar Program Objective Memorandum (POM)– based program is in planning at SMDC

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Broadband Torpedo Reverberation Modeling (SBIR, Phase III Contract – NUWC/NAVSEA)



Simulates reverberation with computational efficiency and high-fidelity results

Simulates broadband signal in real-timeComputationally efficient – computation increases linearly w.r.t. element

numbers versus cubic increase of other technologyAt the element level with 100+ elementsHandles real world non-Gaussian caseError independent of time bandwidth (TB)Enables hardware in the loop and parallel processingAccuracy is exact spectral fidelity

Current application reduces development and test costs by a factor of 100

“Noiselet” - innovative construct of the “root” pulse with appropriate statistical distributions • Pulse length from 0.01 seconds to 0.5 seconds•Center frequency of 10 kHz to 40 kHz•Bandwidth as high as 25% of the center frequency•Deals with element-level time series data for as many as 100 elements

Process flow ensures fidelity to acoustic ray propagation and reverberation response

Continue, complete integration of the technology. Assess its usefulness in high-fidelity training and other types of sonar systems.

The technology construct and modeling concepts are applicable to other Modeling and Simulation environments which require high-fidelity environmental modeling.


Core algorithm: Basic algorithms have been demonstrated – highly successful demonstrations – in Phase III.

Next steps are in-process including the integration and implementation of the method in government simulation facilities – notably the Weapons Analysis Facility at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division-Newport

Used in development of improvements to both heavyweight and lightweight torpedoes and validation of tactical employment for both US and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) applications.

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Unique Real-Time Multi-Target Multi-Sensor Registration and Tracking (OSD)



Enables the determination of unambiguous target tracks from multiple, disparate sensor measurements

Addresses battlefield complications - densely cluttered environment with mix of fixed and moving objects including:

Stationary structuresSlow moving air and ground vehiclesHuman traffic (i.e. “dismounts”)

Enables detection, identification and tracking of hostile elements commingled with innocent civilians and friendly forces

Clifford Algebras to carry out geometric operations as algebraic manipulations

Bayesian methods for treating measurement uncertainties and establishing confidence matrices on extracted information

Novel image exploitation algorithms with well-established behavior for target feature detection (FBPR-based)

Software suite will include:• Data and information correlation & processing for target feature detection•Track and confidence determination•Flexible interactive displays/controls

Awaiting decision on BAA proposal


Proposal has been submitted to the Advanced Mathematics for DoD Battlefield Challenges Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) For Director, Joint Interoperability AT&L/DDR&E

Basic mathematics concepts and research have been established from analysis and synthesis of Prometheus IR&D

Application and integration of concepts into solutions that integrate a multitude of sensors of varying types, capabilities and organic processing characteristics in a computationally efficient system

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Detection and Classification in Image Data - LineFinder (Air Force, Army, OSD)



Provides automatic detection and classification of :IED triggers based on wire runsIdentifies characteristic features in a noisy background of

roads, pathways, legitimate power lines and pipes – system is trainable

Optimizes operator workload and minimizes post-run analysis requirements – enables ranking and confidence factors

Computationally efficientApplicable to existing sensing and analysis systems

Unique algorithm using single pass data – not a change detection

Not restricted to ‘linear’ geometry of wires – curvilinear and other formations are equally detectable

Novel image exploitation algorithms with well-established behavior for target feature detection (FBPR-based)

Compatible with and supports multiple mapping tools including Google Earth

Displays and controls can be modified to optimize confidence ranking information and operator views of the battlefield

Briefing stakeholders in IED triggering mechanisms and other battlefield features that require intensive post-run analysis to decipher value-added information

Closely related to previous work by Prometheus in support of the US Air Force research establishment


Research is an outgrowth and focus on image feature research common to other applications

Basic mathematics concepts and research have been established from analysis and synthesis of multi-year Prometheus IR&D, followed by AF funding, in detection of tripwires and other IED triggering mechanisms

Application and integration of concepts into solutions that provide image data of the battlefield to operators for real-time decision processing

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