Camero vision technology "sees" through walls
Troops to have superhero capabilities by "seeing" through concrete Camero’s new Xaver 3-D ‘Through-Wall Vision’ will give a person searching a building the ability to tell if someone is in the next room in seconds. New tool builds on success in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) arena and expands into Tactical Operations and Special Forces.
X-ray vision is no longer just for sci-fi movies and superheroes. Now, superhuman powers are closer to real life than you might think. Israeli start-up Camero has developed a new device called the Xaver that can see straight through walls.
Xaver is designed to find people through walls and tell you where they are and how many there are. The device can see through plaster, brick, even reinforced concrete. It quickly identifies who or what is in a room and what’s happening behind the walls.
Xaver works by sending Ultra Wide Band (UWB) radio waves through a wall or door. Oddly enough, the wireless signals the UWB waves emit consume less energy than a standard cell phone.
In effect the UWB waves bounce off objects in a room and bounce back to the device which creates an image of objects in a room. The trick is that the camera can capture the signals even in cluttered environments or through solid objects.
The moving flashes of light indicated by Xaver represent people or furniture in a room. Whilst Xaver cannot produce a photo of what is happening on the other side of the wall it can exhibit shadow-like reflections that look like a cloud. These images can be enough to help save lives in case of a fire, or when there is a need to gain a strategic edge in urban combat.
According to Camero CEO Aharon Aharon Xaver was developed in a bid to find a solution to urgent operational needs, for instance when rescuing victims from a collapsed building or a fire, where every minute counts.
"Rescue forces often invest enormous resources and precious time in combing the rubble, or endanger their lives by entering the flames, even if it is not clear that there are any survivors behind the walls," Aharon explained.
Camero’s revolutionary breakthrough has helped the company to raise $14 million over the past year, bringing the total company capital investment to $20 million.
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Israel Aerospace Industries to Cooperate with Rheinmetall in Wide-Area Reconnaissance
Rheinmetall Defence and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have announced their new cooperation agreement on the marketing of the Heron TP UAV reconnaissance system for long-range operations in the Bundeswehr programme SAATEG ("imaging surveillance system for the depth of the deployment theatre") during the Berlin Air Show ILA 2008. This program has the task of contributing towards a comprehensive situational awareness within the scope of networked command & control, both over land and on the high seas or at the coasts.
At present, the German armed forces do not yet have a MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drone system that can be deployed for missions abroad in all the corresponding environmental conditions worldwide and on a 24/7 basis. The key requirements for the new system are capabilities for wide area real time surveillance and situation reconnaissance, target acquisition and battle damage assessment - including object and target tracking - as well as competence for precise identification.
The German need must be met in the near-term, i.e. the initial operating capability (IOC) is already planned for 2010.
For this program, Rheinmetall Defense and Israel Aerospace Industries are offering the long-range UAV system "Heron TP" - an advancement of the proven Heron system. Heritage of more than 400,000 UAV flight hours and 30 years of operational experience by 35 customers were implemented in the design and the development of the Heron TP.
The Heron TP incorporates the latest technologies to meet today’s operational needs of ISTAR forces.
Designed as a Multi-payload, Multi-mission platform to answer the requirements of the Israeli Air Force, the HERON TP presents a versatile robust, "all weather "capable MALE UAV system which complies with the SAATEG requirements of the German Armed Forces.
Developed in the framework of an Israeli Ministry Of Defense (IMOD) program several UAV’s were already manufactured and tested and it is ready now for serial production.
The Heron TP system meets the requirements specified by the Bundeswehr without any restrictions and, in addition, offers a number of major advantages. In the sensor area, it is equipped with the latest technology and offers a high degree of mission flexibility and considerable growth potential - especially with regard to payload. As a result, the system will make a significant contribution to the safety of the German armed forces in the operational area.
Rheinmetall Defense will be responsible for the complete ground infrastructure, ground control unit, interface to existing command & control infrastructures ("Germanization" of the system) and the entire logistics area.
The companies Rheinmetall Defense and Israel Aerospace Industries have already been cooperating successfully for some time now in other areas, e.g. the Bundeswehr program WABEP ("weapon system for standoff-capable engagement of single and pin point targets") and for the conversion of Boeing 747 passenger planes to cargo aircraft. This strong alliance offers further opportunities for the advancement of a joint technology basis, amongst other things, in the field of unmanned flight systems and Airborne Systems.
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MATE Demonstrates Integration With American Dynamics Intellex at IFSEC 2008
MATE Intelligent Video, the technology leader in intelligent video surveillance systems and video analytics, will present seamless integration of its advanced video analytic products with American Dynamic® latest version of Network Client Remote Management Software at IFSEC 2008.
American Dynamics Intellex® is an advanced digital video management system for digital recording, archiving, and retrieval of multiple video feeds. Through its Network Client graphical interface, users can monitor and manage live or recorded video from any number of Intellex systems on the network.
MATE Intelligent Video’s adaptive topology offers seamless integration between American Dynamics Intellex and Intellex IP, and both trigger, MATE’s powerful edge device detection solution, and Behavior Watch, MATE’s server-based advanced surveillance solution. This seamless integration allows users to receive proactive real-time alarms without having to continuously stare at the monitors.
MATE Intelligent Video’s Behavior Watch NLX utilizing MATE’s robust video analytics technology literally "snaps-in" to the Network Client interface to process up to eight video streams originating from the Intellex family of digital or network video recorders. The video stream transmitted over the network from the Intellex is processed and analyzed by Behavior Watch NLX, and alarms are displayed with pre and post video clip alarms and the analytic overlay within Intellex Network Client. Rules and Detection zones are also set up from within Network Client.
MATE Intelligent Video’s Trigger product line is a robust video encoder with embedded analytics that allows for streaming of video over IP, with the analytic overlay, to the Intellex IP server. Trigger receives the analogue video input from the camera, processes and analyzes it, and then transmits the video stream with the analytic overlay together with Metadata information, to the Intellex server.
Behavior Watch NLX and Trigger will be on demonstration at IFSEC 2008 (stand no. 16144, Hall 18), NEC, Birmingham from 12-15 May 2008.
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Elbit Systems in contract with France’s Special Forces
Elbit Systems Ltd. will supply Skylark® I UAV systems to France’s Special Forces, as it won a tender involving 10 of the leading UAV manufacturers worldwide. This contract marks Elbit Systems’ first UAV contract with the French Market.
Haim Kellerman, General Manager of Elbit Systems UAV Division and Corporate Vice President said that there is a worldwide growing demand for UAVs for Special Forces, counter terrorism units and other forced focused on the security of borders and sensitive facilities. France’s selection of the Skylark® attests to its ability to meet the sophisticated challenges of the modern battle field. Elbit Systems considers this agreement with France’s Special Forces as a milestone in entering the French market and believes that it will be followed by further agreements with European NATO member countries."
The selection of the Skylark® mini-UAV system attests to Elbit Systems’ leadership in the UAV global market, where the Company’s UAV family performs a central role in the global war of terror and is being used by militaries and homeland security forces worldwide.
The Skylark®, advanced mini-UAV, is a unique man-pack configuration designed for day and night observation and data collection “beyond the hill” up to distances of 10 km. The mini-UAV system is equipped with an exceptionally quiet electric motor, totally autonomous flight and outstanding observation capabilities allowing for easy operation and orientation. The system can be launched by soldiers after a brief training period. The Skylark® system enhances ground forces’ tactical performance in various mission scenarios.
During the recent war in Lebanon the Skylark® mini-UAVs were used by IDF to fly many combat sorties proving their efficiency by supplying valuable intelligence data to the ground forces. Moreover, the systems are currently deployed by several countries as part of the coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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