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Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc. Delivers -- with Passive Millimeter Wave Technology from Lockheed Martin -- World's First Commercial Real-Time Concealed Weapons Detection Camera.


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Decorated Four-Star General Barry McCaffrey Barry Richard McCaffrey (b. November 17 1942, Taunton, Massachusetts) is a retired United States Army General. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at the United States Military Academy, where he had been the Bradley Professor of International Security Studies from 2001 to  Calls Product a "Tool to Truly Improve Public Safety"

Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc. announces the world's first commercial real-time concealed weapons (Law) dangerous weapons so carried on the person as to be knowingly or willfully concealed from sight, - a practice forbidden by statute.<- in some states! ->
See under Concealed.

See also: Concealed Weapon
 detection camera, the Brijot Imaging Systems Weapons Detection System (BIS-WDS(TM) Prime). The system uses passive millimeter wave sensor technology developed by Lockheed Martin For the former company, see .

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta.
. Brijot holds the exclusive license to this technology for commercial applications. This new camera system will detect guns, knives or bombs, whether metal, plastic or composite. It is a millimeter wave camera combined with a video camera and special algorithm software, which can interface to other such security devices as door entry systems, video surveillance systems and complex security monitoring networks. Outputs are real-time video, eliminating privacy issues, with visual identification of where a suspicious item is located on a person and electronic alarm notification signaling, identifying up to 50 threats simultaneously. The camera system is completely passive, meaning there are no harmful rays, and it has a range up to 45 feet in distance with lens options. With the introduction of the BIS-WDS Prime, "stand-off" security assessment is now here. There is no need for the person being imaged to stand still or cooperate. The system is "always on," monitoring all persons in its viewing range and subsequently eliminating racial profiling The consideration of race, ethnicity, or national origin by an officer of the law in deciding when and how to intervene in an enforcement capacity.

Police officers often profile certain types of individuals who are more likely to perpetrate crimes.
. The BIS-WDS Prime will have its first public viewing at the International Security Conference West, April 6-8, 2005 in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada. It is affordable, with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $60,000 U.S.

Four-star General Barry McCaffrey serves as an advisor to Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc. Says McCaffrey, "It is highly appropriate that the first real advancement in the protection of persons from truly dangerous weapons comes from our country. It supports our nation's drive to make the world a safer place to live. I am very pleased that Brijot is bringing to the world's commercial and private sectors our country's strengths in technology and product development." At his retirement, General McCaffrey was the most highly decorated four-star general in the U.S. Army. He served as the 24th Mech Infantry Division Commander during Desert Storm, and was then promoted to Lieutenant General and served as assistant to Colin Powell Noun 1. Colin Powell - United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
Colin luther Powell, Powell
, supporting the chairman as Joint Chiefs of Staff advisor to the Secretary of State. The Pentagon, the Pentagon, the, building accommodating the U.S. Dept. of Defense. Located in Arlington, Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., the Pentagon is a five-sided building consisting of five concentric pentagons connected to each other by corridors and covering  Congress and media regularly consult General McCaffrey on issues of security, threat analysis, international drug trafficking and international affairs Noun 1. international affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television"
world affairs

affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state"
. General McCaffrey also maintains a current knowledge of trends and developments in the security arena as the Bradley Distinguished Professor of National Security Studies at West Point.

Says Brian Andrew, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  for Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc., "Brijot is fortunate to have partners like Lockheed Martin for our technology base and General McCaffrey for his industry knowledge base. The combination of these strengths along with the Brijot team's skills in developing and manufacturing a product for the commercial sector provide the world with the opportunity to truly have a safer environment in which to live."

The BIS-WDS(TM) Prime system's millimeter wave component is a radiometer radiometer (rā'dēŏm`ətər), instrument for detection or measurement of electromagnetic radiation; the term is applied in particular to devices used to measure infrared radiation. , which images the millimeter wave "signature" of objects. The millimeter wave signature is also known as blackbody radiation blackbody radiation

The electromagnetic radiation that a perfect blackbody would give off at a given temperature. A warm blackbody would emit radiation with a higher average frequency than a cooler one.

Noun 1.
 and is made up of two properties: emissivity Emissivity

The ratio of the radiation intensity of a nonblack body to the radiation intensity of a blackbody. This ratio, which is usually designated by the Greek letter ε, is always less than or just equal to one.
 and reflectivity re·flec·tiv·i·ty  
n. pl. re·flec·tiv·i·ties
1. The quality of being reflective.

2. The ability to reflect.

3.
. Everything in the universe has a millimeter wave signature, whether living, inorganic, naturally occurring or manmade material. The system images these millimeter wave signatures and processes them via the system's sophisticated software algorithms. The system next compares these images to its database of known guns, knives and assault rifles A
  • AK-47
  • AK-74
  • APK
B
  • Beryl wz.96
  • Bushmaster M4 Type Carbine
C
  • CETME
  • Chinese Type 68 Rifle
  • Chinese Type 81 Assault Rifle
  • CZ 2000
E
  • EM-2
F
  • FAMAS
; these can be made of such materials as metals, plastics, composites or ceramics. If the system can positively identify a gun, knife or assault rifle, it will display a "classification warning" indication. If the image is not a known weapon in the database, but is still of a significant size and millimeter wave signature, the system will display a "detection warning" indication. These warnings occur in real-time, 3/10 second or less, on a full motion video image of the person, indicating where the item is located.

To effectively image the differences in millimeter wave signatures passively -- meaning without radiating a person -- as well as operate both indoors and outdoors, Brijot had to develop sensors with an unparalleled degree of sensitivity. As such, Brijot has achieved a total system-level sensitivity that can distinguish a one degree Kelvin (1 degree K) difference in millimeter wave signatures. Other companies hypothesize hy·poth·e·size  
v. hy·poth·e·sized, hy·poth·e·siz·ing, hy·poth·e·siz·es

v.tr.
To assert as a hypothesis.

v.intr.
To form a hypothesis.
 that they can achieve a sensitivity of one degree Kelvin (1 degree K) at the sensor component level. Brijot Imaging Systems is the first and only to achieve a one degree (1 degree) system-level sensitivity. This is a key attribute necessary to deliver a concealed weapons detection system.

Brijot Imaging Systems has developed and incorporated into the BIS-WDS Prime numerous other never-before-achieved engineering advancements. For example, the BIS-WDS Prime standard model utilizes just 16 sensors to deliver a six-by-three-foot (6'x3') imaged area at focal points of 10', 20' or 30', which was accomplished with the incorporation of sophisticated software algorithms that significantly enhance the image resolution. The BIS-WDS Prime is also commercially affordable and at 13" wide, 17.9" deep and 27.8" high, is small enough to be wall-mounted or deployed virtually anywhere.

About Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc.

Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc. is led by a management team with many years' experience successfully developing, marketing and creating commercial product success from advanced technologies, and by security-industry advisors like decorated four-star General Barry McCaffrey. The company is dedicated to providing a safe, passive, advanced millimeter wave weapons detection camera. The Lockheed Martin technology used for commercial concealed weapons detection in the BIS-WDS(TM) Prime is exclusive to Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc.

Press kit available at: www.brijot.com/press

Demonstration available at: www.brijot.com
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