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CNR Report March 2004:
Center for National Response Operational Test Report for the
DKL International, Incorporated LifeGuard ™ Test Series
CNR03-04-02:
CNR Report November 2002:
Center for National Response Operational
Product Assessment Report for DKL International, Incorporated
LifeGuard ™. November 2002:
Law Product:
Report of Engineering Observations and Testing Services DKL
Lifeguard Models 01 and 02
Sense-Off 98 Test Report:
An evaluation of passive sensor technologies
for the U.S. Marine Corps
CNR Report- March 2004 PDF (52 kbs)
& CNR Report -
November PDF
(136 kbs):
In fiscal year 2000, the United States Congress directed the
Department of Defense to “…establish a cost-effective counter
terrorism training program for first responders and concurrent
testing of response apparatus and equipment at the [West
Virginia] Memorial Tunnel.”
The Center for National Response (CNR) is a National Guard
Bureau training facility run by an integrated contractor
support team comprised of a Training and Exercise Division,
led by Titan Systems Corporation, and an Operational Testing
Division, led by Science Applications International
Corporation (SAIC).
The operational testing and evaluation program at the CNR is a
multi-faceted program that encompasses a wide range of
sophisticated operational testing and evaluation processes.
The mission of the Operational Testing Division is to evaluate
the utility of equipment, technology, and apparatus to
materially aid emergency response personnel following the use
of a weapon of mass destruction (WMD). Equipment testing and
evaluation focuses on the operational utility of the units
under tests in one or more of the CNR venues.
The evaluation program is a two-step process; CNR first
conducts an assessment of the equipment, where the operator
and equipment are provided by the manufacturer, and are
evaluated at CNR’s facility using their test plan. The second
step is an operational test of the equipment. At this point a
first responder operates the equipment, using a refined CNR
test plan.
As a result of the successful completion of the CNR’s
equipment assessment and the operational evaluation process –
the DKL LifeGuard was placed on the Center’s list of equipment
that has passed the Center’s Equipment Assessment Program for
first responders.
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LAW
Product (160kbs):
Law Engineering and Environmental Services,
Inc. (LAW) was established as an independent testing firm in
1946. LAW is recognized as one of the world’s largest
specialty engineering and environmental consulting firms. Over
the years LAW has tested products ranging from atomic reactor
valves to advanced composites. They have evaluated aircraft
parts, alarms, bullets and breast implants. LAW professionals
are trained to evaluate the use and properties of just about
any product and design an appropriate program to test
performance.
In 2002, LAW merged with MACTEC, Inc.,
significantly expanding their personnel resources and
geographic coverage to a total of 4,000 employees in over 100
offices. With broader geographic coverage, deeper resources
and expanded technical capabilities, they are now a $500
million company providing a full range of services to more
than 8,000 clients worldwide. Please visit them at
www.mactec.com.
In 1998 DKL International contracted LAW
Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. to test the DKL
LifeGuard. LAW concluded that the LifeGuard operated as
described in DKL literature and detected humans through wood,
dirt, metal and concrete when used by a trained operator.
LAW’s repeatable test plan showed that a trained LifeGuard
operator achieved from 80 to 100% reliability depending on the
barrier and environment, and that more experienced operators
achieved better results than novices.
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Sense-Off 98 Test Report (823 kbs):
In the spring of 1998, the Department of the Navy invited
sensor manufacturers to participate in an evaluation of the
latest passive sensor technologies that could be used to track
and identify tactical targets encountered on the USMC
battlefield. The Naval Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
conducted the evaluation at Camp AP Hill, VA, from June 15 to
25. DKL International, Inc. provided the prototype models of
LifeGuard and SilentGuard, as well as the operators needed,
for the government evaluation. DKL was the only entry in the
personal detection category.
The two reported tests consisted of an indoor
test of SilentGuard and a long-range outdoor test of LifeGuard.
Both tests were designed and conducted by US Government
personnel. The SilentGuard test consisted of placing the
equipment in a room and then attempting to have people enter
the room without an alert being shown on the computer. The
entire test was videotaped. The LifeGuard test consisted of
determining first if the LifeGuard could detect a driver in a
vehicle through several hundred yards of dense forest that
completely obscured the vehicle; second to determine if the
LifeGuard could track the person in the vehicle as it moved.
The vehicles were equipped with GPS to record the true
position of the vehicle. The LifeGuard was videotaped during
each test over a large protractor to record the sensor
directional data over time.
The SilentGuard scored 100% on its detection
test -- no person was able to enter the test room without
being detected. The LifeGuard detected the person in the
vehicle 100% of the time and the tracking data showed an
almost perfect correlation between the direction LifeGuard was
indicating and the actual position of the vehicle. |
