dr. james tatoian

what it is is a system that puts out electromagnetic waves

this wave is very strong wave

it interferes, it damages the vital electronic parts associated with the engine, like ignitino control

if there's enough energy, it's going to burn it

it's a relatively simple idea

the challenge is to make a compact one that does not take much space 

if you put approximately 10 or 15 kilovolts/meter on a target for a few seconds, you should be able to bring it to a halt

it directs the energy towards that particular vehicle and stops the vital engine control functions

usually the field is going to capture the target

5' x 4'

we've done component selection

we're just finishing technical design and we're shooting for having a workable prototype sometime at the end of summer

this idea was floating around, people have done some measurements 

the problem was that they used very large equipment

it's not efficient

the frequencies are not optimal frequencies

it's not only brute force, you have to be selective as to what frequencies to use

we've done some frequency volatility test

ultimately if you use any frequency if there's enough power you can do it

ice cream cone

we've done measurements 

we'll have 

it's like a dial

once you disable control, the car is no longer going to be operational

ultimately it's going to come to a halt

i believe the cost would be below $100,000

it has to be affordable

array of wires

also working on a deflector style

it's not as trivial for doing an atenna for telecommunications

it damages the processor which makes it nonfunctional

between a fraction of a second and a few seconds

this is a contract by the us marine corps

national institutes of justice also have me a grant

law enforcement agencies and military

actually there are two big applications, one is to stop vehicles on the roads

but marine corps is more interested in protecting high value assets

if you set up the perimeter, you can use this device as a perimeter protection

if you don't comply, you just disable them

marines

George Gibbs

NIJ:

Amon Young



Dr. Nader Engheta
UPenn
Electrical Engineering