Dynamic Coherently Coupled Holographic Optical Element

Physical Optics Corporation

Torrance, CA

Pose estimation system based on holographic synthetic estimation filter bank

• Developed portable pose estimation system
• First fully autonomous field-deployable vehicle positioning/control system which operates in real-time
• System combines electro-optical, optical, and electronic subsystems together with controlling software
• Developed self-aligning spatial light modulator (SLM) for application in other optical signal processing applications

• Plan to develop a novel autonomous pose estimator (APE) and two spin-off products based on the criticalAPE subsystems
• Company and its commercial investors have provided over $500K in follow-on funding for the commercialization of this technology

• NASA automatic docking for safe maneuvering and landing
• Other applications include assist aircraft landing on aircraft carriers, ship docking, freeway pose estimation and vehicle path correction, and process and robotic alignment in manufacturing

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