Applications

Athena offers an array of function-specific DSP accelerators for high-performance and power sensitive applications. Powered by Athena's patented arithmetic technology, we call these functions Atomic DSP accelerators. Athena's application level products are based on Athena's DSP accelerators. These products are described below. For more information, contact Athena.

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is an all-weather radio navigation system that can be used to determine position, velocity, and time. GPS is rapidly becoming an indispensable part of the national information infrastructure and is poised to become a pervasive technology that is included in many conspicuous and inconspicuous applications.

Our dependence on the GPS is continually growing. GPS signal integrity monitoring and interference mitigation will become mandatory. The unrealized threat of terrorists exploiting our increasing dependency on the GPS is clear. However, losses due to unintentional GPS interference are real and are occurring now. Interference detection and mitigation capabilities are needed now. Athena addresses this need now with the Athena Digital Excision Processor Technology (ADEPT) family of products.

Video Cross Correlation Systems using matched filters are the most efficient methodology for automatic target recognition, surveillance, and advanced visual identify friend or foe applications. Since the early 1950s optical techniques have been exploited as a means to meet the performance requirements for video cross correlation. However, for most applications the cost associated with optical computing is prohibitive.

Athena addresses the need for a video cross correlation technology implemented with cost-effective digital processors with the Athena Video Cross Correlator (AVXCOR).

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