User's Manual

Ultra Wideband Perimeter Surveillance Pole / User’s Manual 3
Overview
This document is a User’s Manual for the Time Domain Ultra Wideband (UWB) Perimeter
Surveillance Pole (PSP400). The document is divided into the following sections.
Section 1 System Introduction & Theory of Operation
Section 2 Pole Overview
Section 3 P400 Radar
Section 4 Broadspec Antenna
Section 5 FCC Compliance
The user will note we have not included a Section on installation and system bringup. After
reviewing Section 1 the reader will appreciate that the PSP400 is one element of an overall
system that will be integrated with existing elements of an installations fixed infrastructure.
For this reason each installation is unique; system turn-on and setup instructions will be
developed in conjunction the receiving facility.
1 System Introduction & Theory of Operation
This document addresses the Ultra Wideband (UWB) surveillance radar pole which is the
sensor component of an integrated surveillance system. In order to introduce and provide
operational context for the pole the overall system is discussed in this Section.
1.1 System Overview
The UWB Surveillance System (USS) creates a virtual fence along or around the perimeter
of an area to be protected. It consists of a staggered fence line of distributed short range
radars contained in poles. These poles work together to detect, track, and distinguish
between people and animals moving along or through the perimeter area. The ability to
distinguish between different types of targets also known as Items Of Interest (IOIs) is often
referred to as classification. Because the USS does not create a physical barrier it can be
deployed in areas where an actual fence would be detrimental to the environment such as
along a shore line or across a wildlife migratory path.
UWB is the enabling technology that allows the USSUSS to offer the following capabilities:
 All weather, day/night operation
 High Probability of Detection coupled with a Low Probability of False Alarms
 Deployment in cluttered RF environments (near fences, buildings, moderate foliage)
 Classification/Identification
Numerous agencies eligible for licensing under the provisions of part 90 have identified an
unmet need for a security system with the above characteristics.