US forces deployed worldwide need enhanced physical security and force protection against terrorist or other asymmetric attacks. The proposed system provides a less-than-lethal system that denies enemy access and provides enhanced protection of military and government installations, port and harbor facilities, and other high-value afloat assets against terrorist or other asymmetric attack. The proposed system provides a means of providing non-lethal area denial to vehicular attack by providing a retractable barricade system made of retractable pylons, which will withstand a 15,000 lb. vehicle moving at 50 mph, and upon attack, conduct into the attacking vehicle a high-voltage electrical pulse designed to destroy the electrical and control system of the vehicle without harming passengers in the attacking vehicle. The passengers of the attacking vehicle remain unharmed as a result of the limited magnitude of the electrical pulse and, more importantly, the effects of the steel frame and steel sheet metal around the passenger cab, which provides an electromagnetic shield against injury. When not in use, the vehicle barricade system remains unobtrusively concealed beneath the roadway in an underground housing. When activated, either remotely through secure radio or web-enabled communication or locally with a control panel, the barricades rise in seconds providing a clear deterrent to a vehicular attack. National has outlined a comprehensive Phase I project for development of the proposed retractable security barricade system to include design, simulation, testing, and evaluation of the key design parameters. First and foremost, a remotely operable, retractable security barricade system is a security solution for entrances at government and military installations, gates and entrances to secure areas, and to provide a secure perimeter around federal and state buildings. The commercial potential of the proposed technology will focus on both security (area denial to vehicles) and theft prevention of high value assets. The proposed technology can be commercially deployed as a system that will deny vehicle access to traffic lanes, parking lots, access points to secure perimeters, etc. Additionally, National has access to over 90 distributors that are strategically located across the United States. National does business in every state and its distributor network is comprised of prominent distributors in the traffic industry, who have direct representation with state and local governmental agencies, and other customers
Keywords: RETRACTABLE, VEHICLE BARRICADE, HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSE, AUTOMATIC, WEB-ENABLED, SECURITY, NON-LETHAL, AREA DENIAL
