Tactical UAV Systemsfor The Home-land-Securityand Civil Markets

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Bluebird’s Cutting Edge Technology

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Bluebird’s assets

• 4 lines of products for diverse users and applications

• High expertise and unique solutions in soft-wing based platforms

• Rapid design, development & manufacture of aerial platforms

• In-house Avionics and electronics capabilities

• Rafael’s developer and manufacturer of tactical UAV’s

7.5Kg 6Kg 0.75Kg55Kg

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Blueye - End To End solution

• Unique (patented) soft-wing technology

• Delivers variety of applications: – Day & night quality video

– REAL time mapping on demand (TMOD)

– Change detection

• Designed for the demanding civil market:– Simplicity – autonomous operation by two-men team (from takeoff to landing)

– Low risk – safe for use even above populated areas (tolerant for human errors)

– Low cost – purchase, maintenance and operation

• Capabilities & advantage– Long endurance (up 8 hours)

– High payload capacity (up to 15Kg)

– Takes off and lands in unprepared Areas

– High reliability by full system redundancy

– Portability – transportable container

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Blueye - The ultimate solution

• Provide you own intelligence needs at real-time

• Multi-sensor support (video imagery / TMOD)

• Safe for use even above populated areas

• Requires no organizational changes to adapt the system

• Can be operated any-time, anywhere (simple logistics)

• Effective solution even in cloudy days

• High availability @ low cost

• Undetected operation (low signature)

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Blueye - System Spec

• Field deployment sequence 10 min• Operational range 50 Km• Gross weight (incl. Payload) 45 - 60 Kg• Long endurance up to 8 Hours• Payload (camera sensors, etc) up to 15Kg• Cruise altitude up to 2000m• Airspeed 30 - 65 Km/h• Dimensions (cm) 180L x 120W x 115H• Dimensions packed (cm) 180L x 50W x 100H• Power supply 500W Alternator & backup batteries• Takeoff run 5-25m• Climb rate up to 2.5m/sec (500fpm)• Winds limits 25 Knots

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US Marines evaluation

• The Blueye was tested by the MCWL (Marines Corps War Lab) as part of AVCDS (Airborne Volumetric Change Detection System) capabilities.

• The System assists in locating IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices)

• The tests took place in YPG (Yuma Proving Grounds) during May 2005.

• The Blueye performed reliably under the harsh desert conditions, flying in strong thermals, dust devils, sinks and wind shears.

• The Blueye presented high system reliability, with the capability to be ready for the next flight in just a few minutes after landing.

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High resolution imaging capability

Automatic 2D change detection

Automatic 3D change detection

IED’s detection

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More TMOD products

Raw materialClick for Image

TMOD ‘Chicago’Click for Image

Automatic stitchingClick for Image

3D modelClick for Image

Urban Area MapClick for Image

Over ‘Chicago’ clipClick for Image

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HLS and civil applications

• Monitoring and surveillance of urban areas– Independent and immediate

response in urban areas– Locate and monitor negative

elements in disordered areas

• Border patrol– prevent smuggling and illegal

crossing based on change detection capability

– Maintain regional “memory” of activities and events for better and focused response

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HLS and civil applications - cont

• Convoy protection– detection of IEDs / suspected

objects (Change Detection capability) along the road before and during the convoys motion

• Agriculture and forestry– monitoring and protecting

natural resources while operated by government field supervisors

– Automatic detection of insects attack, watering problems, leafs disease, etc.

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Forest protecting missions

• Monitoring and surveillance to detect forestry general problems

• Preventing fire disasters by detecting heat sources in designated areas (early warnings)

• Management emergency events by means of:– Collecting of real time information (airborne sensors)– Dissemination of the information to the rescue teams– Command & control the emergency event based on the unified

situation awareness– Accurate and quick response

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Fire event scenario

Need of real-time situation awareness to enable efficient control of the rescue teams

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Fire detection and control solution

End-to-end integrated solution to provide sensor information to both the command and rescue team levels, by means of:

– Multi Airborne units– Diverse payload options (video, hi-res images, thermal images,

photogrammetric HRI )– Communication network– command & control systems (friendly and intuitive MMI,

command and field levels)

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Monitoring using

airborne sensors

multi UAV capability to

support management

of wide disaster area

Collecting and

analyzing information

Information distribution to field level

The event management process

airborne relay

routine

Fire detected

Start operation

Operation management

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GCU (Ground Control Units)

• Rugged PC based ground control unit• Easy customized for special applications • Friendly and intuitive MMI• High portability (field, vehicles and harsh environments)• Optional man-portable GCUs

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Blueye - Payload Options

• The “Eye-light” – Low end day video– A stabilized pan-tilt-zoom day Camera– High resolution, Color low-light CCD, X25 zoom– 360° continuous panning, 180° tilting– 1/6" CCD sensor with 800K pixels, 0.01 Lux

• ESP600 – High end day video w/ tracker– Two High Resolution Color CCD Cameras– Field of View (0.7°; to 22.6°) with x15 Zoom Lens– Automatic Video Tracker capabilities

• Photogrammetric Payload– Designed for TMOD applications & change detection– Airborne control via the PGC computer– High bandwidth digital datalink (45Mbps)– High resolution images in real-time– Down looking real-time video

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Photogrammetric application

• Low altitude

• slow speed

• Accurate route following

• High resolution

Automatic High-resolution

Orthophoto map

Automatic change

detection capabilities

(2D, 3D)

3D visualization

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MicroB – A UAV for the HLS

• Autonomous operation

• Endurance >45 minutes

• Hand launch / point recovery

• Real time GIS video image, HRI, thermal images

• Packed in a ‘James Bond’ Suitcase, ready to launch

• Launched from the Blueye UAV

• Weight (incl. Payload): 1000 gr

• Cruise altitude : 500 m

• Air speed : 55 - 90 Km/h

• Extended range – up to 10Km

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We are specializes in technological solutions to the challenges and needs of both civilian and the military UAV market.

A new product on the way…

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• SILVER SHADOW advanced security systems Ltd. Is an Israeli company dedicated to the provision of specialized security services and products.

• Our dynamic and highly-capable staff is uniquely and equipped to offer diversified range of consulting, planning, design, system analysis, research & development, training, instruction and executive services in all branches of security, Home-land-Security and Civil Market.

• SILVER SHADOW advanced security systems Ltd. Was founded by two former senior officers of the elite units of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Police and security services.

• SILVER SHADOW advanced security systems Ltd. Is a member of the Israel Export Institute (IEI), and fully complies with the regulations of SIBAT (the foreign Defense Assistance and export division of the Israel Ministry of Defense) regarding the exportation of defense-related know-how, equipment, systems and services.

• SILVER SHADOW advanced security systems Ltd. Maintains excellent business relations with the leading defense industries of Israel, as well as with leading manufacturers worldwide. This allows us to keep abreast of all the latest technological trends and state-of-the-art developments in specialized weapons, systems, and equipment.

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