SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GuardDog Intrusion Detection Sensors
- Notice Date
- 2/27/2006
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 238990
— All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (DOE Contractor), Industrial Partnerships & Commercialization, 7000 East Avenue L-795, Livermore, CA, 94550
- ZIP Code
- 94550
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-FBO122-06
- Response Due
- 3/28/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/29/2006
- Description
- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GuardDog Intrusion Detection Sensors Opportunity: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the University of California under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to one or more industrial partners to help further develop and commercialize LLNL?s GuardDog Intrusion Detection Sensors. The GuardDog technology is a great opportunity for research, development, and rapid commercialization. Background: GuardDog http://www.llnl.gov/IPandC/technology/profile/announcement/GuardDog_Intrusion_Detection_Sensors.php is a revolutionary network of sensors that can constantly monitor an area for intrusion detection and relay the sensed data to a satellite or another receiver many kilometers away. The basic GuardDog sensors are used to detect motion or serve in ?wake-up? scenarios where they trigger another device such as a camera or radiation detector. More sophisticated GuardDog sensors can be used to distinguish human activity from motions generated by wildlife, wind, etc., and the sensors can track and record the exact locations of the activity. Most importantly, the sensors ultra-wideband (UWB) signals for high performance in harsh propagation environments where even the most advanced commercially available sensors face difficulty. These include heavily ?cluttered? environments found in dense urban areas, indoors with metallic and concrete obstacles such as warehouses, and inside cargo containers. GuardDog sensors are resistant to jamming, detection, and tampering. The basic sensors, which measure roughly 8 inches long by 3 inches in diameter, can be easily camouflaged or hidden in artificial rocks and in and behind walls. The sensors can be scattered in an ad-hoc manner, be placed surreptitious to build an electronic ?fence?, e.g. around a building, or used strategically, e.g. in a stairwell or alleyway to protect assets. Description: GuardDog technology uses ultra-wideband (UWB) impulse sensors (also known as micropower impulse radar or MIR), optional global positioning systems (GPS), local signal processing, and user-selectable (power and bandwidth) radio frequency (RF) communication transceivers. UWB sensors emit and detect very-low-amplitude and short-voltage impulses for detecting returning radar signals. By employing a precise ?range-gate,? UWB signals are used to create an omni-directional detecting shell of user-selected diameter. A network of these sensors can form a protective ad-hoc area-wide coverage, be placed strategically, or form a ?fence? around selected facilities, in which all motion inside or outside the area of interest is ignored. Potential Applications: GuardDog sensor networks can be used to reliably monitor a wide range of environments for civilian applications including habitat monitoring, environment observation, health monitoring, home automation, and smart home/office environments. Furthermore, motion detection for strategically important areas could be extremely useful for infrastructure protection and warfare applications such as sniper protection in tactical battlefields, silent monitoring of insurgent activities, and border control. Advantages: Feature Benefit UWB Signaling Resistance to jamming and tampering, covertness, high performance in cluttered and urban environments Low transmit power (3 mW) Very long battery life Omni-directional Antenna 360 degree field of view prevents tampering Networkability The sensed data can be transferred to a destination many kilometers away Does not require Line of Sight (LOS) for detection Detection can be achieved from multiple directions Development Status: A family of prototypes have been built including sensors with radar ranges up to 40 feet. Prototypes include advanced low-power message hopping protocol, automatic background noise calibration, GPS, and health status checks. This technology had been successfully fielded and tested for DOD in a variety of exercises, including a 5 star node configuration outdoors with satellite exfiltration and simultaneous internet broadcast. Prototypes also tested 24/7 over several months for DOE in a 12-node network (indoors) with low false alarms. System is ready for larger deployment. LLNL is seeking industry partners with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information. Please visit the IPAC website at http://www.llnl.gov/IPandC/workwithus/partneringprocess.php for more information on working with LLNL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process. Note: THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT. Companies interested in commercializing LLNL's GuardDog Intrusion Detection Sensors should provide a written statement of interest, which includes the following: 1. Company Name and address. 2. The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. 3. A description of corporate expertise and facilities relevant to commercializing this technology. Written responses should be directed to: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Industrial Partnerships and Commercialization P.O. Box 808, L-795 Livermore, CA 94551-0808 Attention: FBO 122-06
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