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Cyrano Sciences

Cyrano Sciences. Distributed Monitoring for Weapons of Mass Destruction for Homeland Security. Company Overview. Founded 1997; spin-off technologies from Caltech and NASA/JPL Private, venture capital backed ($43MM) 21 issued patents, 30 more patents pending

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Cyrano Sciences

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  1. Cyrano Sciences Distributed Monitoring for Weapons of Mass Destruction for Homeland Security

  2. Company Overview • Founded 1997; spin-off technologies from Caltech and NASA/JPL • Private, venture capital backed ($43MM) • 21 issued patents, 30 more patents pending • Facility - 17,000 square feet - Pasadena, CA • 24 employees • First product, Cyranose™ 320 launched in 2000 Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  3. The Threat • Today’s terrorist is flexible, opportunistic, patient, creative, resourceful and well-informed • Harbor a complex mix of economic, political and psychological objectives • They match the weapon to the target • End-to-end awareness is crucial Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  4. Critical Infrastructure • Banking and Finance • Chemicals and Hazardous Materials • Postal and Shipping • Banking and Finance • Chemicals and Hazardous Materials • Postal and Shipping • Agriculture and Food • Water • Public Health • Emergency Services • Defense Industrial Base • Telecommunication • Energy • Transportation Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  5. Transportation Assets* • Aviation • 5,000 public airports • Passenger Rail and Railroads • 120,000 miles of major railroads • Highways, Trucking, and Busing • 590,000 highway bridges • Pipelines • 2 million miles of pipelines • Maritime • 300 inland/costal ports • Mass Transit • 500 major urban public transit operators * Source: Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  6. Key Assets* • National Monuments and Icons • 5,800 historic buildings • Nuclear Power Plants • 104 commercial nuclear power plants • Dams • 80,000 dams • Government Facilities • 3,000 government owned/operated facilities • Commercial Assets • 460 sky scrapers • 26,600 FDIC insured institutions • 66,000 chemical plants * Source: Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  7. The Security Challenge • 85% of critical infrastructure and key assets are privately owned • These assets are constantly changing to meet the needs of the markets they serve • The security burden falls upon a complex mix of private and public organizations • Costs of security fall on all levels of both the private and public sector Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  8. The Detection Challenge • The Challenge: • To provide comprehensive CBRNEF security to protect infrastructure and personnel • The Solution: • Intelligent Sensor Network • Sensor Nodes • Low cost/low power • Ability to detect and alarm • Data Aggregation and Interpretation • Aggregation and interpretation of multiple sensor inputs • Centralized or distributed intelligence • Automated detection and notification Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  9. Key Benefits of an Intelligent Sensor Network • Reduced vulnerability to acts of terrorism • Reduced economic loss and injuries from fires and accidental release of chemicals in transit or at loading or sorting facilities • System Features; • Scalable, flexible, adaptable sensors, • Chemical, fire, biological, explosives and radiological • Architecture includes; • Hub and spoke • Peer to peer • Wired or wireless Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  10. Cyrano Sensor Technology The vapor passes over the organic matrix and the swelling produces a change in resistance A relative resistance measurement is made for each of the 32 sensors Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  11. Sensor Technology Array Based Chemical Sensing Using proprietary pattern matching algorithms, the data is converted into a unique response pattern Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  12. 10000 IDLH / JSOR benzene Cyrano MDL 1000 ammonia Nerve ) CK acrylonitrile 3 Blister 100 Cl Blood / Choking allyl alcohol AC 2 TICs NO 2 methyl hydrazine SA CG 10 Concentration (mg/m cees L HN3 HD 1 dmmp GA GB GD 0.1 dem VX 0.01 100000 10000 1000 100 10 1 0.1 0.01 0.001 0.0001 Vapor Pressure (mmHg @ 25oC) Broad Based Chemical SensingCyrano MDLs for CWAs, TICs Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  13. CG Phosgene 137 ppm M-Dist 21 – 95 CV 100% HD (blister) 230 ppb 1.5 mg/m3 GB (sarin) 59 ppb 0.4 mg/m3 HD GA (tabun) 75 ppb 0.5 mg/m3 DMMP 79 ppb 0.4 mg/m3 GA GB DMMP Chemical Agent Identification Chemical agent identification is possible with our proprietary core technology Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  14. 0.1% Diesel Fuel 80 ppb DMMP + 0.1% Diesel 0.5 mg/m3 800 ppb DMMP + 0.1% Diesel 5.0 mg/m3 0.1% Toluene 80 ppb DMMP + 0.1% Toluene 0.5 mg/m3 800 ppb DMMP + 0.1% Toluene 5.0 mg/m3 Interferents & Humidity Identification of CWAs with interferents (mixtures) is possible with array-based sensing Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  15. DCS Data Decision Inputs Wireless Sensor Network Wireless Sensors Wireless Sensors Analysis Engine ANSWERS Back Front CyranoProduct Platforms Miniaturized Sensing Networking COTS Hand-Held • Cyranose 320™ • Fully integrated • hand held device • Measurement at • the point of need • NoseChip™ • Unattended distributed sensing • Local alarm or networked device • CW now, BW in development with US Marine Corp CBIRF • Sensigent™ • Wireless or wired sensor • network • Integrated data interpretation (DAIS™) Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  16. Cyrano Sciences Solution To create an end-to-end train of awareness for infrastructure protection Alarm Threshold Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  17. 4 sensor NoseChip™ and housing low cost • low power • robust sensors NoseChip™ Devices Low cost chemical sensors with optional short-range wireless capability (<300 feet), intended to provide chemical detectors across a number of applications. Key applications: • Widely dispersed sensing nodes for facilities protection • Temporary or permanent networks • Specifications: • Low Cost, <$1- 10 • Low Power, Nanowatt • Lightweight, ~ .5 oz Equipped with proprietary event detection software that reduces false alarms while maintaining required sensitivity. Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  18. On-Site External Notification Recipients MetaSys e Team Wireless or Wired Communications Application Service Provider RMU Wireless or Wired Communications Security Services App Server Cluster Firewall App Server Authentication Data Interpretation Database Notification Services End to end sensing, communication, interpretation, & notification Sensigent™Intelligent Sensor Networks Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  19. Sensigent Solutions • 802.11b network of chemical sensors • 300ft line of site • Centralized alarm management • Automated notification • 900MHz rf mixed sensor network • 20 mile line of site • Up to 2 month battery operation • Multiple sensor inputs • 400MHz rf chemical sensor network • 300 ft line of site (expandable to 20 miles) • Up to 200 low cost chemical detection nodes • Up to one year battery life Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  20. Cyrano TechnologySensor Networking • DAIS- Data Analysis Interpretation Software • Multiple inputs to improve detection • Fuses different data sources • Fully integrated for training and prediction • Automatically determines most important data • Multivariate calibration routine • Sensigent™ - Intelligent Sensor Networks • Aggregation and interpretation of multiple sensor inputs • Centralized or distributed intelligence • Automated detection and notification Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  21. P r e p r o c e s s System Predicted State Symbolic Data Model Predictive Comparison Predicted Failures Causal System Model Interpretation Layer Explicit Failures Source Hypothesis Data Unmodeled Events Mode Switch FAULT REPORT State & Bad Signals Redline Estimate Prognostic Assessment Thresholds Dynamical Invariant Anomaly Detector Feature Parameters Single signals State & Bad Signals Physical Models Virtual Sensors Data State & Bad Signals Grouped signals State-Based Fault Detection Coherence-Based Fault Detection Informed Maintenance Grid Mode projection System Invariants DAIS™Data Analysis Interpretation System Legend Comprehensive data analysis, anomaly detection, and prognostication system Expert System Discrete Information Statistical/Numerical Techniques Continuous Information Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  22. Sensigent™Key Capabilities • Fully integrated proprietary detection, communication, interpretation, and network-enabled notification • Diagnostics and prognostics of sensor / instrument / system health • Simple integration of next generation sensors and detectors • Centralized or distributed intelligence • Wired or wireless communications Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  23. Distributed Monitoring Specification • Plug and play connectivity for CBRNEF sensor suite • Multi-year battery life (no wires!!) • Chem, fire, and rad/nuc currently available • Integrated sensor fusion to reduce false alarms • Permanent or temporary installation • Costs comparable to current fire systems Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  24. TemporaryFacilities Protection Rose Bowl Game Pasadena, CA January 2, 2003 Simulated Nerve Agent Release in Access Tunnel pumped passive Cyrano Sciences, Inc 136

  25. Centralized/Mobile Command • Distributed sensor network • Central data fusion and analysis Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  26. Sensigent™Temporary Wireless Installation • Diagnostics aid • Peer to peer communications • Battery operated • Generic sensor interface (T, P, light, etc.) • Temporary (2-8 weeks) • Industrially hardened (weather, temperature, explosive environment) • Secure Measurement Node LAN/WAN Interface Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  27. Cargo Security Needs • Continuous Security Coverage • Detect fires, chemicals at IDLH levels, radialogical/nuclear materials, biologicals, explosives • Environmentally and physically rugged • Low cost, battery powered system • Wireless communication and network capable Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  28. Cyrano Sciences Solution • Ubiquitous sensing using Cyrano sensors and system • Miniature low cost detectors • Peer-to-Peer and Hub-and –Spoke Wireless Networks • Alarm Interpretation and Notification Software Cyrano Sciences, Inc

  29. Summary • Integrated CBRNEF sensor network • Plug and play simplicity • Low power/long battery life system • Temporary or permanent installation • Data fusion and interpretation software for false alarm reduction • Automatic notification Cyrano Sciences, Inc

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