Homeland Security R&D Center Ariel University of Samaria Homeland Security R&D Center " בטחון המולדת "

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

Homeland Security R&D Center 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

Homeland Security R&D Center The research groups are: Water and air monitoring Human behavior and psychology Biology Agro security Mathematics and data fusion Natural disasters (earthquakes)

Homeland Security R&D Center Invisible Polygraph Prof Eitan Elaad Faculty of Social Sciences Connecting Sensors to sofa Instead of connecting to human

Homeland Security R&D Center Earthquake Prof Jackov Ishakov Civil Engineering Simulator of earthquake Development restraining For buildings to reduce Damage of Earthquake

Homeland Security R&D Center 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

Homeland Security R&D Center FEL Knowledge Center Free Electron Laser – FEL Electrostatic accelerator Coherent pulse 1KW power pulse in rang 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

Homeland Security R&D Center FEL- Free Electron Laser

Homeland Security R&D Center Algorithm Development Data Processing and Simulation Prof Josef Pinhasi Prof Asher Yahalom Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Homeland Security R&D Center TRANSM Atmospheric Propagation Models

Homeland Security R&D Center Detecting Hidden weapons & explosives Metals detection 3 Meter distance Imaging in MM-Wave

Homeland Security R&D Center Imaging in MM-Wave 1.5cm1.5cm

Homeland Security R&D Center Imaging in MM-Wave

Homeland Security R&D Center Imaging in MM-Wave – Thru Walls Dr. Moshe Einat Prof Boris Kapilevich

Homeland Security R&D Center Brick wall Imaging Thru Walls - MM-Wave Screen T-rays source

Homeland Security R&D Center Researches THz SET-UP for Dialectical measurements

Homeland Security R&D Center Millimeter wave stun-gun Dr. Moshe Einat Development high power radiation sources in MM-Wave

Homeland Security R&D Center Robotics Center Development Robots for tunnel applications. Development autonomic Robots for Out-door applications

Homeland Security R&D Center Motivation Develop autonomous and semi- autonomous mobile platform for motion in tunnels, pipes and confined spaces.

Homeland Security R&D Center Robot - motion in tunnels Modular Weight - 25 Kg Energy – On board M600Destination- Velocity m/s Load Kg x 2 Wireless communication Up to 60 Deg.

Homeland Security R&D Center Motion planning and navigation of intelligent vehicles Prof Zvi Shiller Department of mechanics and mechatronics

Homeland Security R&D Center AOUTUNOMUS ROBOT FOR OUT-DOOR APPLICATIONS Motion planning and field navigation

Homeland Security R&D Center Expertise in of-road planning hard condition areas for passing thru))

Homeland Security R&D Center Optical Imaging Prof Shmuel Sternklar Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Homeland Security R&D Center Tanks in a fog Dust and smoke screen the missile Homeland security (concealed weapons) Military applications

Homeland Security R&D Center Spectral Ballistic Imaging

Homeland Security R&D Center Weapon hidden under a sweater and it’s reconstruction (ps pulses)

Homeland Security R&D Center Contact Person Danny Hardon, Director Homeland Security R&D Center Ariel University of Samaria Tel , Fax Mail -