Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has developed an advanced Counter IED and Mine Suite (CIMS) counter IED and Mine Suite (CIMS) set to clear the route and head a convoy in areas of enemy use. IED and min.
"The combination of a suite of sensors and an integrated control system makes CIMS a highly effective mine and IED detection tool," said ELTA CEO Nissim Hadas.
CIMS, developed by two IAI subsidiaries ELTA and RAMTA, consists of an integrated suite of sensors, information processing and decision-making tools aimed at simplifying and facilitating the tasks of sappers in a combat situation. IAI presented CIMS at the annual Association of the United States Army (AUSA) show in Washington DC in October 2014.
The CIMS sensor suite, designated ELI-3375, is capable of detecting surface and underground explosive devices, mines and roadside explosive devices and consists of an Above-surface Detection System (ADS) and a Mine and IED Detection System, MIDS). ADS includes an innovative side-looking synthetic aperture radar, high-resolution optical detection system and infrared multispectral search engine. MIDS contains georadar and magnetic detector. In addition, the system automatically synchronizes the sensors and the countermeasures system, including the means of neutralizing IEDs, as well as means of their physical destruction, allowing you to independently remotely neutralize or destroy suspicious IEDs.
Our combination of unique sensors provides the advanced forces with a simple and highly effective mine and IED detection system. We see the enormous potential of this system and believe it is an innovative solution
The system architecture identifies different types of threats using multiple detection tools, thereby increasing the likelihood of detection while reducing the number of false positives. For example, to detect roadside IEDs, CIMS will use a combination of GigaPix (Optical Detection System, GPODS) electro-optical sensors and surface IED Detection Radar (SIDER) in front and on the sides of the vehicle. The system uses the ELM-2112 GPR. Ground penetrating radar and optical cameras cover a 270-degree sector around the vehicle, allowing operators to detect threats on both sides of the road.
The set of cameras is sensitive enough to detect IEDs by their characteristic shape, while the radar is capable of detecting camouflaged IEDs. In addition, the infrared detector provides a multispectral IED survey providing additional analysis for further investigation and identification of threats. Additional sensors (infrared cameras and laser locating systems) can also add to the CIMS system.
Ground penetrating sensors (a magnetic anomaly detection system and ground penetrating radar developed in cooperation between RAMTA and Ben Gurion University) are also used to detect buried IEDs and mines. It uses an advanced unified algorithm that combines metal detection and ground penetrating radar. The combination of the two systems will enable CIMS to detect magnetic and non-magnetic mines and improvised explosive devices planted at tactically dangerous depths, including those hidden in culverts or under bridges.
The integration of the sensor package into the Combat Engineering Mission Management System (CEM2S), which combines the processing of data from various sensors and the provision of accurate information in standard NATO symbols, offers operators a simplified picture of the potential threat of IEDs in real time. The CIMS kit and its subsystems can be installed on any combat tactical vehicle - both manned and unmanned.
