National
Security
Human
Presence Detection -
Enclosed Space Detection System (ESDS)
Vehicle
Screening at Secure Portals
The
Enclosed Space Detection System (ESDS) is a device that can detect
the presence of a human being hiding in a vehicle. It is intended
for use at any portal where it is desirable to search vehicular
traffic to assure that no one enters or leaves a secure area by
concealing themselves in a vehicle. The device was developed under
the sponsorship of the DOE Office of Safeguards and Security to
augment portal security at sensitive DOE sites.
 The
device works by detecting the motion of the vehicle caused by the
shock wave produced by a beating heart. The shock wave couples to
the surrounding vehicle, causing it to vibrate on its suspension.
The motion sensors used with ESDS are the same type of sensors used
to detect the low-frequency seismic movement of the earth. It is
the highly-specialized analysis software developed at Oak Ridge
that enables the ESDS to detect the minute vibrations that are the
tell-tale sign of an intruder hiding in a vehicle.
The
ESDS is credited with preventing the escape of a convicted murderer
from the West Tennesee State Penitentiary in Henning, Tennesee in
September 1999. The automotive industry is actively investigating
applying the technology for preventing children from being trapped
or inadvertently left in parked vehicles.
 Base
Technology
The
ESDS consists of commercially-available sensors, signal conditioning,
and portable computer hardware. It is the novel signal processing
software developed at Oak Ridge that gives the ESDS its unique functionality.
The technology has been licensed by Oak Ridge to Geovox Security,
Inc. of Houston, TX. The system is sold commercially as the AVIAN
Heartbeat Detector.
Specifications
and Features
- Can
be used as a fixed-location or portable device
- Quick
vehicle search time (less than 2 minutes)
- Proven,
reliable operation
- Easy
to use Windows-based interface
Fact
Sheet available here in PDF format.
Point
of Contact:
Raymond W. Tucker, Jr.
Image Science & Machine Vision
Engineering Science and Technology Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2008, MS-6010
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6010
Office: (865) 576-0947
E-mail: tuckerrwjr@ornl.gov
For
Commercial Sales information, contact:
Geovox Security, Inc.
P.
O. Box 540487
Houston,
TX 77254
Phone:
(866) 4-GEOVOX or (713) 521- 9404
Web:
www.geovox.com
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