SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Ground Based GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) Buried Hazard Detection - Image
- Notice Date
- 8/26/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 238990
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- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (DOE Contractor), Industrial Partnerships & Commercialization, 7000 East Avenue, L-795, Livermore, California, 94550
- ZIP Code
- 94550
- Solicitation Number
- FBO228-10
- Archive Date
- 9/27/2010
- Point of Contact
- Connie L Pitcock, Phone: 925-422-1072
- E-Mail Address
-
pitcock1@llnl.gov
(pitcock1@llnl.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Image of demonstration system TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Ground Based GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) Buried Hazard Detection Opportunity : Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to license intellectual property rights covering this technology for commercialization. Background : Detection of buried objects is critical to safe operation when digging or operating vehicles around gas pipe-lines, electrical cables, buried explosives, or other hidden hazards. Operators of construction equipment or mobile platforms need to be able to evaluate potential hazards prior to placing themselves or their vehicles in danger. LLNL is now offering a technology to meet this need by imaging the subsurface and providing these images with an automated detection algorithm in real-time. Description : LLNL has developed a wide band (WB) ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology to detect and image buried objects under a moving vehicle. Efficient and high performance processing algorithms reconstruct images of buried or hidden objects in two or three dimensions under a scanning array. The technology includes a mobile high-performance computing system allowing GPR array sensor data to be processed to form subsurface images which are displayed to the vehicle operator in real-time. The components of this technology, an array of radars and antennas, signal processing system, and operator interface are integrated and adaptable to utility or tactical vehicles operating on or off road. Advantages : Existing systems operate in multi-monostatic mode (when any antenna transmits, only the corresponding antenna receives), and they detect buried threats by analyzing received GPR directly. LLNL's system sees deeper than existing systems, operates in a multi-static mode for better image formation, and utilizes inexpensive radar transmitter and receiver technology. Potential Applications : This technology is ideally suited for buried explosives detection, humanitarian demining operations, or utility line, pipe-line, or cable detection prior to digging for the construction industry. Development Status: LLNL has filed two provisional patent applications for this technology and developed a demonstration system that has confirmed performance both at an on-site test course as well as at an off-site desert location. LLNL is seeking industry partners with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information. Please visit the IPO website at https://ipo.llnl.gov/?q=resources-industry-working_with_us for more information on working with LLNL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process. Note: THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT. Companies interested in commercializing LLNL's Ground Based GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) Buried Hazard Detection technology should provide a written statement of interest, which includes the following: 1. Company Name and address. 2. The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. •3. A description of corporate expertise and facilities relevant to commercializing this technology. Written responses should be directed to: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Industrial Partnerships Office P.O. Box 808, L-795 Livermore, CA 94551-0808 Attention: FBO 228-10 Please provide your written statement within thirty (30) days from the date this announcement is published to ensure consideration of your interest in LLNL's Ground based GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) Buried Hazard Detection technology.
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