Short-range biological standoff detection system (SR-BSDS)

V. James Cannaliato; Bruce W. Jezek; Larry Hyttinen; John B. Strawbridge; William J. Ginley

doi:10.1117/12.394066

28 July 2000 Short-range biological standoff detection system (SR-BSDS)

V. James Cannaliato, Bruce W. Jezek, Larry Hyttinen, John B. Strawbridge, William J. Ginley

Proceedings Volume 4036, Chemical and Biological Sensing; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394066
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

US Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, with contractor Fibertek, Inc., Herndon, VA, is developing a multiwavelength lidar system to provide detection and discrimination ofpotential Biological Warfare (BW) clouds at standoff distances of several kilometers. Under this effort, a prototype system using Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology has been designed, fabricated and successftilly tested against a range ofBW simulants at the Dugway Proving Ground, UT. The system, known as the Short Range Biological StandoffDetection System (SR-BSDS), has demonstrated the capability of detecting biological aerosols using infrared LIDAR while discriminating between biological and non-biological using ultraviolet LIDAR. The SR-BSDS is a component ofthe Joint Biological Remote Early Warning System (JBREWS) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) program. This paper describes the technology and the hardware and presents recent field testing results.

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V. James Cannaliato, Bruce W. Jezek, Larry Hyttinen, John B. Strawbridge, and William J. Ginley "Short-range biological standoff detection system (SR-BSDS)", Proc. SPIE 4036, Chemical and Biological Sensing, (28 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.394066

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