UGS system architecture

surveillance - unattended ground sensors

Advances in sensor and communications performance have resulted in military and Government organisations realising the benefits of unattended, remote surveillance systems.

Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) systems provide significant force multipliers, reducing human exposure to danger. UGS systems are cost-effective and provide 24-hour, day and night surveillance. Sensors can be deployed at remote insertion points, choke points or mobility corridors. Using a combination of fused sensor data – including seismic, Infra-Red (IR), visible, magnetic and acoustic – an UGS system reliably provides high probability of target detection.

UGS Systems Operations:
UGS systems are used in several countries and provide continuous, all-weather surveillance coverage. Highly portable and easily deployed, UGS networks are well suited to a broad range of operations, including:

border surveillance
special operations
airfield protection, perimeter and building security
low-intensity conflict
counter-drug trafficking

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Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) systems provide significant force multipliers, reducing human exposure to danger. UGS systems are cost-effective and provide 24-hour, day and night surveillance. Sensors can be deployed at remote insertion points, choke points or mobility corridors. Using a combination of fused sensor data - including seismic, Infra-Red (IR), visible, magnetic and acoustic - an UGS system reliably provides high probability of target detection.	UGS systems are used for the unmanned detection of intruders, typically in remote locations that require constant monitoring. The systems comprise the following primary components: Sensing Technology: seismic (vibration - vehicles and personnel) acoustic (vehicles and powered craft) IR/PIR (thermal signatures) magnetic field and proximity sensing visible (changing scene) Electro-Optic (EO) Imaging/Image Processing: image/video capture and image fusion image/video and data compression image processing, automatic target recognition and tracking multi-spectral imaging (visible and IR) Remote Data Processing and Communications: sensor interfacing and alarm handling - to reduce false alarms queuing of imaging system communications (SATCOM, wireless, VHF/HF) - long-haul or line-of-sight Man-In-Loop Central Monitoring Station:
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Tenix Defence Electronic Systems Division (ESD) is a world leader in unattended sensor technology. Our expertise includes multi-sensor integration, data fusion and management, system engineering, EO design, video image processing, low bandwidth communications, and multi-disciplinary engineering. ESD provides the EO imaging and data processing/image display functions for the Textron Systems Terrain Commander™ UGS system. This system, developed for the Australian Defence Force NINOX UGS program, incorporates Thales' Miniature Intrusion Sensor (MIS). ESD continues to develop remote sensing systems for a range of applications, including environmental sensing for Government and industry, as well as military surveillance systems. ESD provides tailored EO imaging solutions, develops and configures communications software for networks of varying bandwidth, provides data fusion and sensor interfacing, and tailors UGS systems for applications to satisfy unique customer requirements.	Team Australia - Tenix Defence - Electronic Systems Division

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Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) systems provide significant force multipliers, reducing human exposure to danger. UGS systems are cost-effective and provide 24-hour, day and night surveillance. Sensors can be deployed at remote insertion points, choke points or mobility corridors. Using a combination of fused sensor data - including seismic, Infra-Red (IR), visible, magnetic and acoustic - an UGS system reliably provides high probability of target detection.

UGS systems are used for the unmanned detection of intruders, typically in remote locations that require constant monitoring.
The systems comprise the following primary components:

Sensing Technology:

seismic (vibration - vehicles and personnel)
acoustic (vehicles and powered craft)
IR/PIR (thermal signatures)
magnetic field and proximity sensing
visible (changing scene)

Electro-Optic (EO) Imaging/Image Processing:

image/video capture and image fusion
image/video and data compression
image processing, automatic target recognition and tracking
multi-spectral imaging (visible and IR)

Remote Data Processing and Communications:

sensor interfacing and alarm handling - to reduce false alarms
queuing of imaging system
communications (SATCOM, wireless, VHF/HF) - long-haul or line-of-sight

Man-In-Loop Central Monitoring Station:

Status

Company

Tenix Defence Electronic Systems Division (ESD) is a world leader in unattended sensor technology. Our expertise includes multi-sensor integration, data fusion and management, system engineering, EO design, video image processing, low bandwidth communications, and multi-disciplinary engineering.

ESD provides the EO imaging and data processing/image display functions for the Textron Systems Terrain Commander™ UGS system. This system, developed for the Australian Defence Force NINOX UGS program, incorporates Thales' Miniature Intrusion Sensor (MIS).

ESD continues to develop remote sensing systems for a range of applications, including environmental sensing for Government and industry, as well as military surveillance systems.

ESD provides tailored EO imaging solutions, develops and configures communications software for networks of varying bandwidth, provides data fusion and sensor interfacing, and tailors UGS systems for applications to satisfy unique customer requirements.

Team Australia - Tenix Defence - Electronic Systems Division