Universal Detection Technology (www.udetection.com)(OTCBB:
UNDT),
a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people
from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of
counter-terrorism consulting and training services, reported today test
results for its passive zone security sensor, developed through its
partnership with Precision Sensors Instrumentation (PSI), a leading
developer of security sensors. The tests, conducted on an undisclosed
airbase, show the sensor to be the most accurate Human Target Detection
Systems that does not depend on line-of-sight visibility.
“With the announcement of the test results we are ready to take the next
step and commence the marketing of this instrument to the homeland
security market”
PSI has used one of the most sensitive seismic sensors available in
today’s market and adapted it into an ultra-sensitive position sensor.
The system, marketed as the “Scorpion,” was tested on an airbase and
compared to sensors from U.S and Russian manufacturers. PSI used
Soldiers and Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) as targets to determine
detection ranges for the instruments; the tests show the three sensors
received the same ground excitations simultaneously via a rigid platform
and sensing feet. The results determine the PSI sensor to be 20 times
more accurate than the SM-24 ST Geophone, which is currently the most
accurate seismic sensor available in the security industry.
Through the tests, PSI determined the following:
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No Need for line-of-sight visibility
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Can be used in rugged mountainous terrain
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Senses intruders over and under the ground
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Has underwater sensing advantages
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Ultra wide frequency dynamic range allows:
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Simultaneously sense slow and fast targets
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Senses very slow moving targets
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Differentiates and classify targets
The U.S. border and perimeter protection market is expected to be one of
the fastest growing market segments in homeland security. According to
Homeland Security Research Corp's (HSRC) landmark research, 2007-2011
U.S. Homeland Security (Government & Private Sectors) Market Outlook,
this market is expected to accumulate up to $13.9B between 2007 and
2011. The market demand is composed of both government and private
sectors, with the majority of the growth coming from the federal
government.
In 2006, aerospace and defense giant Boeing
Co. won a multibillion-dollar contract to revamp how the United
States guards approximately 6,000 miles of border. Boeing's proposal
relies heavily on a network of 1,800 towers, most of which would need to
be erected along the borders with Mexico and Canada. Each tower would be
equipped with a variety of sensors, including cameras and heat and
motion detectors. The company's efforts would be the basis of the
government's latest attempt to control U.S. borders after a series of
failures. The contract, part of the Secure Border Initiative (known as
SBInet), will again test the ability of technology to solve a problem
that lawmakers have called a critical national security concern.
“With the announcement of the test results we are ready to take the next
step and commence the marketing of this instrument to the homeland
security market,” said Jacques Tizabi, CEO of Universal Detection
Technology. "We our also prepared to custom fit the instrument to the
specifications of our customers," he added.