Field-Deployable Chemical Point Detection Network
Abstract
The probability of U.S. forces encountering CB agents during worldwide conflicts remains high. In the next 10 years, the threat from the proliferation of CBW weapons will increase. This will result from development of CB agents more difficult to detect and from adoption of more capable delivery systems. Several countries have CW capabilities (e.g., North Korea, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libra, and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union). The Joint Service Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) Overview for FY00-FY01 identified early warning as the key to avoiding CB agent contamination. Standoff and point detection means, combined with effective collective and individual protective systems, can mitigate, even preclude an effective CBW attack. The CBD annual report acknowledges several major technical challenges to CB defense, including minimization of false positive/negative alarms, "size, weight, and power reduction of detectors, power generation and consumption, development of integrated biological and chemical detection systems, and the fusion of sensor data with mapping, imagery, and other data." To address these challenges, Luna focused development efforts on critical areas previously identified, "system miniaturization, improved sensitivity and specificity, agent characterizations and range, decreased false alarm rate, and decreased operation/support costs."
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA419225
Entities
People
- Charles Pennington