SPYNEL-X and SPYNEL-S 360° Thermal Imaging Sensors for Drone Detection

Electro Optical Industries upgraded their most powerful 360° Thermal imaging sensors SPYNEL-X and SPYNEL-S, integrating a Visible Channel and a Laser Rangefinder to the thermal cameras. The V-LRF option aims to facilitate the tracking and the identification of a detected threat, thanks to the full HD visible cameras’ optical zoom (x30). The exact distance of the threat is provided by the Laser Rangefinder in real time, an option particularly adapted to the detection, tracking and recognition of the smallest targets, like UAVs.

While other systems on the market must use separate sensors to get similar functions (one sensor for detection, a radar for instance, and another sensor for identification, such as a PanTiltZoom camera), SPYNEL and its V-LRF option ensure no blind sector for a real 360° coverage in all surveillance phases: detection & identification.

In addition, most of the time, UAVs' small size and low electromagnetic signature go unregistered by traditional detection measures. With SPYNEL's thermal imaging technology, it is impossible for a drone to go unnoticed: any object, hot or cold will be detected by the 360° thermal sensor, day and night.

SPYNEL V-LRF and its automatic detection & tracking software CYCLOPE are easy to deploy and to use, and the system is easily interfaceable for multi-sensor protection of critical infrastructure like prisons. Data is smoothly merged with other sensors’ data like radars, AIS, fence vibration sensors, etc., and displayed on the same interface, whereas separate sensors must be integrated and calibrated to operate properly together.