Handheld emissions detector (HED): overview and development

George J. Valentino; David Schimmel

doi:10.1117/12.818721

1 May 2009 Handheld emissions detector (HED): overview and development

George J. Valentino, David Schimmel

Proceedings Volume 7349, Wireless Sensing and Processing IV; 734909 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818721
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Nova Engineering, Cincinnati OH, a division of L-3 Communications (L-3 Nova), under the sponsorship of Program Manager Soldier Warrior (PM-SWAR), Fort Belvoir, VA, has developed a Soldier portable, light-weight, hand-held, geolocation sensor and processing system called the Handheld Emissions Detector (HED). The HED is a broadband custom receiver and processor that allows the user to easily sense, direction find, and locate a broad range of emitters in the user's surrounding area. Now in its second design iteration, the HED incorporates a set of COTS components that are complemented with L-3 Nova custom RF, power, digital, and mechanical components, plus custom embedded and application software. The HED user interfaces are designed to provide complex information in a readily-understandable form, thereby providing actionable results for operators. This paper provides, where possible, the top-level characteristics of the HED as well as the rationale behind its design philosophy along with its applications in both DOD and Commercial markets.

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George J. Valentino and David Schimmel "Handheld emissions detector (HED): overview and development", Proc. SPIE 7349, Wireless Sensing and Processing IV, 734909 (1 May 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818721

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