SBIR Phase I: Handheld Ballistics Imaging Device

SBIR 第一阶段：手持式弹道成像设备

• 批准号: 2131437
• 负责人: David Olsen
• 金额: $ 25.6万
• 依托单位: IBALLISTIX, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-04-15 至 2023-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2131437&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Handheld; Ballistics; Imaging

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project supports law enforcement in solving crimes committed with firearms. In 2020, gun crime in the U.S. reached an all-time high with over 300,000 crimes committed and 40,000 people killed by a firearm, resulting in a $280 billion impact on the economy. There are approximately 800,000 law enforcement officers and 18,000 agencies in the U.S., and many of them have little to no access to forensics technology due to its cost and complexity. The total addressable market for this technology is estimated at $360 million per year in the U.S. This project advances hardware and software for next-generation portable ballistic devices, matching a spent shell casing to the weapon that fired it. The intellectual merit of this project is to advance the collection and analysis of forensic ballistics data. This project will develop: (1) a ruggedized scanner to allow detailed, microscopic, three-dimensional imagery to be captured in the field; (2) an optical system that addresses the inherent difficulties and scattering challenges of scanning metals; (3) a user interface to upload images and receive leads, while preserving chain of custody and security; and (4) a cloud-based analytical system capable of comparing digitized/pixelated imagery to provide a “match” back to investigators.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）I阶段项目支持解决用枪支犯下的犯罪的执法。 2020年，美国的枪支犯罪达到了历史最高水平，犯有超过300,000人犯罪，40,000人被枪支杀害，对经济产生了2800亿美元的影响。在美国，大约有800,000名执法人员和18,000个机构，由于其成本和复杂性，其中许多人几乎无法获得法医技术。该技术的总可寻址市场估计在美国每年3.6亿美元，该项目为下一代便携式弹道设备提供了硬件和软件，将支出外壳套管与发射的武器相匹配。该项目的智力优点是推进法医弹道数据的收集和分析。该项目将开发：（1）坚固的扫描仪，以允许在现场捕获详细的，微观的三维图像； （2）解决扫描金属的继承难度和散射挑战的光学系统； （3）一个用户界面上传图像并接收潜在客户，同时保留了监护权和安全链； （4）一个基于云的分析系统，能够比较数字化/像素化的图像，以将“匹配”与研究人员相提并论。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并且使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，被认为值得通过评估来获得支持。