Laboratory for Advanced Sensing
The NASA Ames Laboratory for Advanced Sensing(NASA LAS), led by Dr. Ved Chirayath, focuses on science driven sensing and technology development for next-generation instruments that help us better understand our world and benefit humanity. NASA LAS operates in NASA Ames’ Earth Sciences Division with a primary focus on developing novel instrumentation and information systems to advance NASA’s Earth Science objectives. We welcome collaborations with scientists at NASA, academia and other federal agencies.
Focus Areas and Capabilities
FluidCam
A CubeSat-based Computational Imaging System<br>Fluid Lensing used as a tool for science-based remote sensing missions with high performance optical imagers
MiDAR -Active Multispectral Imaging
&lt;br>A next-generation remote sensing technology with advanced scientific capabilities
Fluid Lensing -Exploiting Fluids for Optical Performance
LAS Highlights
Explore news and highlights from LAS
Drones That See Through Waves
Preliminary Results from Airborne Fluid Lensing for cm-scale Aquatic Conservation
Airborne Fluid Lensing and Machine Learning for Automated Coral Classification