CATSI EDM A MILITARIZED SENSOR FOR PASSIVE STANDOFF DETECTION OF CWA J. M.Thériault, H. Lavoie, F. Bouffard (DRDC Valcartier, Qc, Canada) P. Lacasse (AEREX Avionique Inc. Qc, Canada) The 10th CBW Protection Symposium Stockholm, 8 11 June 2010 Defence Research and Development Canada Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada Canada
Outline of Presentation CF Need for Wide Area Chemical Monitoring Our Research Solution CATSI* Our Militarized Solution - CATSI EDM Innovative Aspects Field Test Results *CATSI Compact Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer
IR Signatures of Chemical Warfare Agents
Passive Sensor: Direct vs Differential Detection Direct IR Spectroscopy 1.5e-5 Radiance (W/cm 2 sr cm -1 ) 1.0e-5 5.0e-6 Near field Near field + NH 3 cloud Near field + NH 3 cloud + far field Differential radiance showing NH 3 directly 0.0 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 Wavenumber (cm -1 ) Differential
Our Research Solution CATSI
1995 2005 : CATSI* (research instrument) 5.7 km *CATSI Compact Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer
Our Militarized Solution - CATSI EDM
CATSI* Engineering Development Model CATSI EDM Passive Standoff Detector for CWAs and TICs Optical Head P&T Specifications CPC & Local Console Power Converter CWAs & TICs Detection up to 5km Ruggedized for Military Ops Scanning; 360 x 50 Op temperature: - 32 to 49 C Day/Night Ops NBC Suit & NVG Compatible Autonomous Real-Time D&I Mandate and funding D CBRN D: Canadian Forces Client DCSEM 5-5: Canadian Forces Sponsor Project Objective To complete the engineering development of CATSI so it can be considered as a viable procurement option to meet the CF Area Detection and Identification System (ADIS) Project. Project Members DRDC Valcartier Tasks Scientific Authority of Contract Detection and Identification Algorithm Test & Evaluation Contract End Jan 2010 Main Contractor: Telops Inc Sub Contractor: ABB Bomem
CATSI EDM Optical Head (OH) Connector for 6 OH Local Console and CPC Remote Console (70 m)
CATSI EDM: Innovative Elements # Element Avantages 1 4-in Optics and 10 mrad FOV Sensitivity for long ranges (5 km) 2 Hybrid direct and differential detection Minimize atmospheric clutter Best fit based on a physical model (Best of the two worlds) 3 T-Estimator on-line Reliability - Sensor acquisition adjusted to warrant the detectability 4 Algorithm D&I at three levels Flexibility in optimization Minimization of false alarms 5 Autonomous sensor User with minimum training Automatic detection and alarm 6 Detection On-the-move (not done yet but well adapted) Robustness of differential approach to background changes
CATSI EDM Important Milestones CATSI EDM Development, 2005-2010 Users trial, BFC Valcartier, Sep 2007 Invitational trial ADIS IPT, Sep 2008 Lab test on real agents DRDC Suffield, Nov 2008 Passive ranging by triangulation, June 2009 Delivery of two systems, Jan 2010
CATSI EDM at ADIS IPT: Field Tests on 3.7 & 5 km: DRDC Valcartier, 15-24 Sep 2008 CATSI EDM Setup Field Trial: Conducted under realistic field conditions at 3.7 and 5 km from the cloud release point Release point at 5 km
ADIS Invitational Performance Trial (IPT) Details Sponsor: CFs Rigorous Test Rules: Gases: Unknown SF6 or F134 or No Gas Release: Unknown time in a 5 minutes window Cloud Size: > 37 m @ 3.7 km ; > 50 m @ 5 km
Radiance (Watts/cm 2 -sr-cm -1 ) 5 10-8 2,5 10-8 0-2,5 10-8 3.7 km (Detection) 18-09-08-63R F134 Field Test Results Radiance (Watts/cm 2 -sr-cm -1 ) 4 10-8 0-4 10-8 -8 10-8 5 km (Detection) 23-09-08-22 SF6 A) -5 10-8 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 Wavenumber (cm -1 ) C) 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 Wavenumber (cm -1 ) Radiance (Watts/cm 2 -sr-cm -1 ) B) 1 10-7 8 10-8 6 10-8 4 10-8 3.7 km (Confirmation) 18-09-08-63R Measured Best Fit 2 10-8 -8 10-8 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 Wavenumber (cm -1 ) Radiance (Watts/cm 2 -sr-cm -1 ) D) 6 10-8 4 10-8 2 10-8 0-2 10-8 -4 10-8 -6 10-8 5km (Confirmation) 23-09-08-22 Measurement Best Fit Wavenumber (cm -1 )
ADIS IPT, Sept 2008: CATSI EDM Results CATSI EDM exceeded the test requirement 3.7 km ejection point (300 mm lens) 5 km ejection point (900 mm lens) 3.7km 104 test events Probability of detection: > 80% at 95% confidence 5 km 99 test events Probability of detection: > 80% at 95% confidence
Complementary Activity - From 20 Jan to 12 March 2010 the two CATSI EDM were deployed at the Vancouver Olympic Game (Op PODIUM)
Summary Years of research at DRDC Valcartier lead to the development of a field instrument, CATSI EDM CATSI EDM searches for contaminant signatures and autonomously raises alarms CATSI EDM successfully completed testing exceeding a probability of D&I of 80% with a 95% confidence requirement. CATSI EDM is TRL 8 Questions?