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New Tracking and Communications Device Could Help Save Lives
Time Domain's Ultra Wideband Technology
Demonstrates Ability To Track Firefighters In Burning
Buildings
Time Domain Corporation, Huntsville, Ala., a leader
in the development of Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology, today
announced the completion of a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) from the Department of Commerce which demonstrated
that its Time Modulated-Ultra Wideband (TM-UWB™) technology could
track firefighters through heavy smoke, fire or dense steam. Time
Domain and application developer Intelligent Automation, Inc., of
Rockville, Maryland, will submit a Phase 2 SBIR proposal to build a fully
functional prototype system that could help save firefighters' lives by
providing precision tracking and communications inside burning
buildings.
If the Phase 2 SBIR is awarded, the companies will jointly develop a
prototype radio named Ultra-wideband Location Tracking Radio (Ultra)
that is expected to be able to precisely pinpoint the location of
firefighters as well as provide two-way digital communications. The Ultra
prototype is expected to incorporate Time Domain®'s PulsON® chipset,
the commercialized version of the company's patented TM-UWB
technology. The Ultra Radio represents a potential leap forward in
firefighter position location and communications.
Integrated In Uniform
The Ultra Radio will be a small, light, battery-operated device that would
be integrated with the firefighter's uniform. It is projected to have a
useable range of 100 to 200 meters and operate in the demanding
environment faced by firefighters; extremely high temperatures, heavy
smoke and wet conditions.
"Every year, roughly 100 firefighters die in the line of duty. A device like
the Ultra Radio offers life-saving promise for those who risk their lives to
save the lives of others. Time Domain is committed to developing
innovative approaches to radio and radar that make a difference for
defenders of public safety. The Ultra Radio could also be a solution for
other safety of life needs such as those of law enforcement and the
military. It could deliver a significant advance in public safety," said
Ralph Petroff, CEO and President of Time Domain.
Time Domain's technology is uniquely qualified for this application.
TM-UWB's radio transmissions provide inherent high-precision location
information, resist interference, provide robust operation in complex
urban and in-building settings, offer high performance digital transmission
and do not operate on a specific assigned frequency. TM-UWB is the
underlying architecture of Time Domain's PulsON chipset, transmitting
millions of low power, precisely-timed pulses across a wide swath of
spectrum. This approach takes advantage of otherwise unused spectrum
below Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Part 15 levels.
Time Domain Corporation, the worldwide leader in the development of Ultra Wideband
technology, has developed and patented the breakthrough wireless technology called PulsON©.
This revolutionary technology fuses communications, radar and tracking capabilities into a
PulsON® chipset that will deliver magnitudes of improvement in wireless performance and will
enable entirely new products and industries. PulsON® is based on the architecture of
Time-Modulated Ultra Wideband (TM-UWB™), which was developed by Larry Fullerton, the
company's founder. Time Domain is teaming with commercial and government partners to
deploy the PulsON® chipset, which will be integrated into their products. Time Domain holds
the premier patent portfolio for TM-UWB™ technology, with more than 50 patents issued
worldwide and an equal number pending. Time Domain , a privately-held corporation with 175
employees, is headquartered in Cummings Research Park in Huntsville, Alabama with offices in
Washington, D.C. and Orlando, Florida.
Contact:
Eileen A. Heaton
Director of Public Relations
eileen.heaton@timedomain.com
256.922.9229
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