Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD): the future of chemical agent detection

Charles E. Laljer; Jeffery L. Owen

doi:10.1117/12.472261

24 June 2002 Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD): the future of chemical agent detection

Charles E. Laljer, Jeffery L. Owen

Proceedings Volume 4722, Chemical and Biological Sensing III; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472261
Event: AeroSense 2002, 2002, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) will provide state of the art chemical warfare agent detection capability to ground vehicle operators. Intelligence sources estimate that over twenty counties have active chemical weapons programs. The spread of chemical weapons to third world nations, coupled with the potential for US involvement in these areas in an operational or support capacity, increases the probability that the Joint Services may encounter chemical agents and toxic industrial materials anywhere in the world. Currently, fielded chemical agent detectors are bulky, labor intensive, and subject to false readings. No legacy detector is sensitive enough to provide detection and warning of the low dose hazards associated with miosis contamination. The JCAD will provide a small, lightweight chemical agent detector for vehicle interiors, aircraft, individual personnel, shipboard, and fixed site locations. The system provides a common detection components across multi-service platforms. This common detector system will allow the Joint Services to use the same operational and support concept for more efficient utilization of resources. The JCAD will detect, identify, quantify, and warn of the presence of chemical agents prior to onset of miosis. Upon detection of chemical agents, the detector will provide local and remote audible and visual alarms to the operators. Advance warning will provide the vehicle crew with the time necessary to protect themselves from the lethal effects of chemical agents. The JCAD will also be capable of being upgraded to protect against future chemical agent threats. The JCAD will provide the vehicle operators with the warning necessary to survive and fight in a chemical warfare agent threat environment.

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Charles E. Laljer and Jeffery L. Owen "Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD): the future of chemical agent detection", Proc. SPIE 4722, Chemical and Biological Sensing III, (24 June 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472261

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