Ied Detection & Protection Focus Day: Tuesday January 27, 2009
8:00 am
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8:30 am Registration & Coffee
8:30 am
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10:30 am Blast resistant armors: Identifying and addressing future challenges
What will be covered:
- Present blast resistant armor materials
- Blast test methods for armors
- Science behind blast mitigating material microstructures
- Changing performance requirements and future directions in developing next generation armor materials
How you will benefit:
- Link practical experience with scientific principles
- Learn new technologies that are promising in providing better solutions
- Identify new opportunities in developing multifunctional materials to address armor needs
Nikhil Gupta Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
10:30 am
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12:30 pm Ceramic Armor Materials Development for IED Mitigation
This session will outline and discuss the latest developments in
explosives protection and detection. Whether hand held or vehicle
mounted, these detection and mitigation technologies are critical to
success on the field. Unique capabilities of technologies both in the
concept and development stages could lead to increased mitigation of
IEDs on the field.
What will be covered:
- Ceramics technological development
- Ceramics evolution and R&D
How you will benefit:
- Learn about standoff detection and systems
- Get an understanding of where technology efforts currently are being focused
- Find out where current R&D efforts lie
Session Leaders:
Dr. Karthik Nagarathnam
Senior Materials Scientist
Utron Kinetics LLC
12:30 pm
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1:15 pm Lunch will be served
1:30 pm
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3:15 pm Neutralization of Explosives in IED and VBIED Scenarios
The briefing will describe a new technology designed to reliably
neutralize IEDs and VBIEDs. The method involves a reactive material
contained in a projectile that is fired into a cased explosive, which
produces a controlled burn without detonation or violent deflagration,
thus eliminating or greatly minimizing collateral damage. The
technology will improve the capability of first responders to: (1)
neutralize IEDs and VBIEDs at long standoff distances; (2) rapidly service
multiple targets; (3) minimize the response time from identification to
neutralization; and (4) allow for improved forensic analysis.
What will be covered:
- Projectile carrying a reactive material fired into explosive to cause a controlled burn
- Technology that is compatible with domestic bomb squad and military EOD operational tools & tactics
- How technology eliminates or significantly reduces collateral damage
How you will benefit:
- Find out how technology has been matured to a TRL 4
- Understand how technology is versatile and could be extended to the broader UXO problem
- Get the latest technology related cost effective tools for the IED threat
Session Leader:
Dennis Wilson
CEO
Energetic Materials & Products, Inc.
3:30 pm
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5:00 pm Detection of Improvised Explosive Devices
This session will cover a system that detects vehicle-borne or buried
explosives at distances of one meter or more. The system is
comprised of a high-intensity fast-neutron source and an array of
gamma-ray detectors that are material specific. The research will
proceed by continuing the testing and refinement of prototype
detectors built during the Phase I SBIR. A high intensity neutron
generator will then be modified to operate at higher neutron
energies and used with a complete detector array to detect
explosives. This system will enable detection of buried explosives
previously on a unexplored scale and manner.
What will be covered:
- Validation of the technology
- Development and testing of the Phase I program
- Results – what does it show and where can it develop
How you will benefit:
- Gain an understanding of detection technologies
- Find out where this SBIR will allow technology to move forward
- Learn how the simulations can be used with multi-modal sensors
Session Leader:
Michael Fuller
Adelphi Technology, Inc.
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