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Nomadics Fido Explosives Sensor
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- Figure 11: Nomadics Fido Portable Explosives Detector
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Nomadics Fido Explosives SensorThe Fido Portable Explosives Detector is the most sensitive, handheld explosives detector on the market—and it weighs less than three pounds. Inspired by dogs, the gold standard in explosive detection, Fido screens packages, shipping containers, vehicles, facilities and people for traces of explosives. Unlike current alternatives, the exquisite sensitivity of the Fido supports both particle and vapor detection, enabling previously unheard of applications for explosive detection technology. 
Figure 11: Nomadics Fido Portable Explosives Detector Size and sensitivity set the Fido apart from the competition. In side-by-side field operations, the performance of Fido is comparable to dogs, without the inconvenience of ever having an "off" day. Fido can detect explosive vapor at levels as low as a few femtograms. This means the sensor is a thousand times more sensitive than any of its nearest competitors. This phenomenal sensitivity is housed in a device weighing less than three pounds. The Fido is suitable for handheld, bench-top and robot mounted applications. It is designed for ease of operation and provides the operator with real-time information. The device provides a touch pad with clearly labeled keys and an LCD display. Powering up the Fido typically takes less than three minutes. Once in operation, sample results are displayed in real-time on the LCD screen or through an optional audio signal. Actual detection of explosive materials occurs in the sensing element which has a reversible response allowing it to be reused many times. After each target is analyzed, the Fido takes only seconds to baseline before sensing the next target. Replacement of the sensing element and battery is simple and requires no tools. The Nomadics Fido Explosive Detector has applications ranging from homeland security and force protection to humanitarian demining. The world is a different place than it was even a few years ago. Issues that had been given nominal importance then, have now become vital. The importance of explosives detection units for baggage, mail and cargo must be met. Interdicting the IED chain as well as building and personnel screening are serious challenges our military forces must meet everyday. Fido meets these needs and goes further. 
Figure 12: Fido sensor integrated with PackBot EOD The Fido explosives sensor has been integrated with three PackBot EOD robots (Figure 11). These robots have been deployed to Iraq where EOD teams are testing the robot’s ability to detect actual IEDs. When integrated with a PackBot, the Fido sensor is powered directly from the PackBot power system, eliminating sensor battery life constraints. Directory: papers papers -> From Warfighters to Crimefighters: The Origins of Domestic Police Militarization papers -> The Tragedy of Overfishing and Possible Solutions Stephanie Bellotti papers -> Prospects for Basic Income in Developing Countries: a comparative Analysis of Welfare Regimes in the South papers -> Weather regime transitions and the interannual variability of the North Atlantic Oscillation. Part I: a likely connection papers -> Fast Truncated Multiplication for Cryptographic Applications papers -> Reflections on the Industrial Revolution in Britain: William Blake and J. M. W. Turner papers -> This is the first tpb on this product papers -> Basic aspects of hurricanes for technology faculty in the United States papers -> Title Software based Remote Attestation: measuring integrity of user applications and kernels Authors Download 1.15 Mb. Share with your friends:
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