SDS
Project acronym: SDS
Project full title: “Smart Dust Sensing (SDS) for stand off detection of trace explosives and chemical agents”
Funding: The project is financially supported by the Italian Ministry of Defense through the PNRM
Topic: stand off detection of chemical agents and explosives
Goal: developing ‘smart targets’ to enhance substantially the performance of a laser based IR system for stand off detection of CWAs and explosives
Requirements:
- Implementation of smart targets to improve sensitivity
- Response time of seconds
- Sensitive to nerve agents and explosives
- Stand off detection from up to 10 m
Technology:
- Surface Enhanced Infrared Spectroscopy (SEIRS) on smart targets funzionalized with selective molecular receptors
Role of CREO: : smart target integration, development of the stand off interrogation/detection unit
Perspectives: similar system architecture could be used to detect and identify drugs, TICs or IEDs’ precursors
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