SSCI to be Awarded SBIR Contract to Develop Sensors Identifying Human and Animal Intruders

Unattended Ground Sensors will Help Customs and Border Control Agents
Automatically Distinguish Humans from Animals and Reduce False Alarms

WOBURN, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI), a leading developer of technology
solutions for defense and industrial suppliers, today announced the Department
of Homeland Security selected them for a contract award to develop technology
for unattended ground sensors (UGS) that will help U.S. Customs and Border
control agents automatically distinguish humans from animals at national border
crossings. The Small Business Investment Research (SBIR) contract leverages
SSCI`s leadership in technology enabling intelligent autonomous land-based and
aerial unmanned systems to perform their missions in hostile or challenging
environments.

Working with a subcontractor, Crane Wireless Solutions, SSCI will develop signal
processing and data processing algorithms enabling UGS systems to discriminate
human from animal activity through a multi-modal detect-and-classify sensor
network that integrates acoustic, seismic, thermal and electro-optical imaging.

"SSCI`s robust technology platform is an excellent foundation for a system that
will reduce false alarms generated by current-generation UGS systems, which
often fail to differentiate between animals foraging for food and human beings
crossing the border," said Dr. Raman Mehra, Founder & CEO of SSCI. "A reduction
in the false alarm rate will dramatically reduce the workload of Customs and
Border Patrol agents, who must personally investigate alarms."

The contract award is for Phase I of the SBIR contract, for multiple algorithms
that will work with the multi-modal sensors. Phases II and III will deliver
commercially available applications. Mehra said the award is "yet another
example of SSCI`s leadership in providing the brains and nervous systems for
unmanned systems to operate autonomously in remote and hostile environments and
accomplish their missions flawlessly."

SSCI is one of the nation`s top recipients of SBIR contracts. SBIR contracts are
designed to stimulate technological innovation and promote the productivity and
economic growth of the nation by engaging private enterprise in productive
innovation projects for the U.S. government.

About Scientific Systems Company, Inc.

Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI) pioneers products and technologies that
provide the intelligence for unmanned ground, air and maritime vehicles to
autonomously and collaboratively accomplish missions in difficult environments.
A leading developer of technology solutions for defense and industrial
suppliers, SSCI is one of the top 20 recipients of Small Business Innovation
Research awards in the U.S. and is recognized by the U.S. Navy and Army for its
record of successful technology transitions. A privately held company based in
Massachusetts, SSCI collaborates with a network of defense industry prime
contractors and consultants, drawing on an accumulated investment of over $150
million in advanced research and development funding.

Scientific Systems Company, Inc.
Greg Moeller, 781-933-5355 x295
gmoeller@ssci.com

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