Principal Accomplishments

  • Lincoln Laboratory demonstrated initial operation of a test bed designed to test potential chemical and biological sensors and protection methods.
  • The Laboratory completed homeland security system architectures for biological defense in domestic settings, including indoor and outdoor attacks, a variety of bioagents, and various response strategies.
  • The Laboratory completed the first phase of a border sensor architecture study for the southern border.
  • Lincoln Laboratory developed an analysis methodology and software tools to evaluate ground sensor fusion concepts to provide an accurate air traffic picture to unmanned air vehicle operators.
  • A suite of air-vehicle identification algorithms was rapidly developed to support homeland air defense applications. This effort leveraged a data-collection sensor built to support algorithm development and used to collect a rich set of commercial air-vehicle signatures. Algorithms specifically tailored to the domestic airspace environment were implemented, tested, and characterized with this data. The result was substantial intellectual property usable in future domestic air defense applications.
  • In support of Department of Homeland Security cyber-security efforts, the Laboratory developed a system named DEADBOLT that detects and locates buffer overflows in C and C++ programs.
  • New features were added to the Enhanced Regional Situation Awareness (ERSA) system of radar and electrooptical/infrared sensors, track fusion logic, and evidence accrual tools. ERSA is deployed to the National Capital Region to provide enhanced air defense surveillance capabilities.
  • The Laboratory completed a first-phase study to define architectures for the defense of the homeland against attacks by cruise and short-range missiles as well as unmanned aerial vehicles launched from ships off the U.S. coast.
Studies have been conducted on unmanned air vehicle integration into civilian airspace for Homeland Security.Existing ERSA sensors include FAA radars, elevated Sentinel radars, and EO/IR sensors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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