Controp Demonstrates Virtual Fence, Optical Payloads, for Security Applications
First-hand experience in the war against terrorism and years of
field-proven operational experience make the Israeli EO specialist
Controp Precision Technologies' Paris show debut significant.
Here at Le Bourget the company is demonstrating three representative
systems.
Its Cedar automatic panoramic scanner works like an imaging radar
to automatically detect motion in a wide panoramic view, in real
time. The operation includes a scan mode that employs the FLIR
in a continuous scanning search for targets over specific sectors.
The FLIR is capable of detecting man-sized targets at ranges of
several kilometers. In identification mode the same FLIR sensor
can continuously zoom in on the target to facilitate immediate
investigation and identification. Cedar is a member of a family
of unique automatic intruder detection systems that creates a
'virtual fence' around the protected perimeter, offering automatic,
passive detection for security and battlefield applications.
Controp is also demonstrating the DSP-1 dual sensor stabilized
payload, used with UAVs. The day/night observation system uses
four-gimbals, gyro-stabilized in azimuth and elevation, which
maintain the highly stabilized line of sight required for surveillance
and targeting.
Third of Controp's exhibits here is the MSSP-3 payload for maritime
patrol aircraft. Like the DSP-1 it uses a four-gimbal stabilization
system to deploy up to three sensors-a third-generation 3-5 micron
InSb FPA FLIR camera with an unique 22.5x or 35x zoom lens, a
high-performance monochrome and color CCD camera with 15x power
zoom, and an eysafe laser rangefinder.
