Ariel University of Samaria

Homeland Security R&D Center

Ariel University of Samaria

Homeland Security R&D Center

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Homeland Security R&D Center

Homeland Security R&D Center

• The aim of the Center is to offer in one same place a critical mass of knowledge in the security-related fields in order to provide comprehensive solutions by developing new products and technologies for Homeland Security applications.

• The Center includes more than 20 high skilled scientists and engineers specializing in the different research fields

Homeland Security R&D Center

The goal : defending critical infrastructure The Center's primary focuses include:

• Critical infrastructure defense • Detection of concealed weapons and explosives • Port security • Border monitoring• Water and air pollution detection• Personal identification• Detection of under ground tunnels

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The research groups are:

Electromagnetic radiation group - Visible and IR optics, MM-wave and THz imaging and detection, Spectroscopy

Robotics and mechatronics: developed an autonomous mobile platform for motion in tunnels and pipes

• Motion planning and navigation of intelligent vehicles

Materials research group - Plastics and polymers , Metal materials , Chemicals , Interaction of EM radiation with matter

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The research groups are:

• Water and air monitoring

• Human behavior and psychology

• Biology

• Agro security

• Mathematics and data fusion

• Natural disasters (earthquakes)

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Invisible PolygraphProf Eitan Elaad

Faculty of Social Sciences

Connecting Sensors to

sofa Instead of

connecting to human

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Earthquake Prof Jackov Ishakov

Civil Engineering

Simulator of earthquake

Development restraining

For buildings to reduce

Damage of Earthquake

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THz and MM-Wave Activities

Prof Josef Pinhasi

Prof Asher Yahalom

Prof Boris Kapilevich

Dr. Moshe Einat

Knowledge Center FEL for Radiation

Sources & Applications

Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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FEL Knowledge Center

Free Electron Laser – FEL

• Electrostatic accelerator • Coherent pulse• 1KW power pulse in rang 75-110 GHz• Pulse width 20µsec

User Center

• Users Labs using FEL• Unique & expensive test equipment allows

researchers from academic and industrial to fulfill their needs

• Different sources of radiation

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FEL- Free Electron Laser

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Algorithm DevelopmentData Processing and Simulation

Prof Josef Pinhasi

Prof Asher Yahalom

Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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TRANSM Atmospheric Propagation Models

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Detecting Hidden weapons & explosives

Metals detection

3 Meter distance

Imaging in MM-Wave

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Imaging in MM-Wave

1.5 c

m

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Imaging in MM-Wave

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Imaging in MM-Wave – Thru Walls Dr. Moshe Einat Prof Boris Kapilevich

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Brick wall

Imaging Thru Walls - MM-Wave

Screen

T-rayssource

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Researches THz SET-UP for Dialectical measurements

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Millimeter wave stun-gunDr. Moshe Einat

Development high power radiation sources in MM-Wave

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Robotics Center

Development Robots for tunnel applications.

Development autonomic Robots for Out-door

applications

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Motivation

• Develop autonomous and semi-autonomous mobile platform for motion in tunnels, pipes and confined spaces.

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Robot - motion in tunnels

Modular

Weight - 25 Kg

Energy – On board

M600Destination -

Velocity - 0.75 m/s

Load - 150 Kg x 2

Wireless communication

Up to 60 Deg.

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Motion planning and navigation of intelligent vehicles

Prof Zvi Shiller

Department of mechanics and mechatronics

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AOUTUNOMUS ROBOT FOR OUT-DOOR

APPLICATIONS Motion planning and field navigation

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Expertise in of-road planning

hard condition areas for passing thru((

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Optical Imaging

Prof Shmuel Sternklar

Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

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Tanks in a fog

Dust and smoke screen the missile

Homeland security (concealed weapons)

Military applications

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Spectral Ballistic Imaging

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Weapon hidden under a sweater and it’s reconstruction (ps pulses)

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Contact Person

Danny Hardon, Director Homeland Security R&D CenterAriel University of Samaria Tel - +972-3-9066336 , +972-54-7740260Fax - +972-3-9066320

Mail - [email protected]