Sensor Products & Development
Sensor Products & Development :: Capabilities

MTEQ’s Sensor Products & Development Division supports our other divisions with optical, mechanical, systems, and electrical engineering, providing our customers with complete lifecycle support, from prototype design to production. This division develops prototype sensors for various DoD applications, in-house R&D product development, and also manages MTEQ’s existing sensor product line.

Sensor Design, Development, Testing & System Integration

MTEQ has extensive experience in the advanced engineering and physics associated with sensor design and prototyping. Our capabilities range from advanced Focal Plane Array Detector research to the development of prototype sensor systems.

Download Our Sensor Design & Optics Capabilities Overview

Optics

Design

  • Lens Prescriptions
  • Multi & Hyper-Spectral
  • Athermalization
  • Rugged Package
  • Zoom & Focus

Fabrication, Assembly, & Test

  • Manufacture Tolerancing
  • Test: MTF, Boresight, etc.
  • Assembly & Integration
  • Off-Axis Reflective Systems

DEWAR/FPA/Electronics

Design

  • Dewar & Cooler Packaging
  • Non-Uniformity Correction
  • FPA Modeling & Specification
  • Controller Electronics
  • VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, & LWIR

Fabrication

  • Controller Electronics

Phenomenology

Target/Sensor Study

  • NVTHERM
  • Spectral Analysis/Band Selection
  • Atmospheric Model (Modtran)

Algorithm Assessment

  • Target Signature
  • Sensor Effects Compensation
  • Target Signature Matching
  • Collection and Analysis

Electronics

Design

  • Power Management
  • Embedded Processor/Controllers
  • Algorithm Development
  • Automated calibration
  • User interface

Fabrication

  • Design for Manufacture
  • PCB Fabrication
  • Conformal Coat
  • Functionality Testing
  • Environmental Testing

Mechanical Design & Fabrication

Design

  • Full CAD Analysis
  • Plastic Prototype & Molding
  • Heat Management

Fabrication & Test

  • In-House Precision Machine Shop
  • MIL-STD-810 & 461 Compliance
  • Ergonomic Design

Displays/Eyepiece

Design

  • Standard & High-Definition
  • Symbology & GUI Overlay
  • OLED, LCD, & Touch
  • Custom Optics

Fabrication

  • Video Driver PCB
  • Eyepiece Assembly