What is EARS?

NON-TECHNICAL EXPLANATION

EXISTING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SYSTEMS (AND THOSE CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT) ARE ANALOGOUS TO A THREE-PIECE BAND.

BY COMPARISON, EARS IS A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA!

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

THINK OF OLD COMPUTERS - FOR EXAMPLE, AN IBM 360 REQUIRED A LARGE ROOM AND A LOT OF POWER.

NOWADAYS, A CELLPHONE WITH GREATER CAPABILITY CAN FIT IN YOUR POCKET.

THAT IS JUST A CLUE AS TO HOW MUCH CAPABILITY CAN BE INTEGRATED WITHIN AN EARS HELMET SYSTEM.

EARS THREAT WARNINGS ALERT THE WEARER, THE MESH, AND COMMAND OF STRATEGIC AND LIFESAVING BATTLEFIELD CONDITIONS.

THAT'S JUST FOR STARTERS, READ ON ....

OVERVIEW

“EARS” IS THE ENHANCED AWARENESS REPORTING SYSTEM

EARS is an AI assisted, Multi-Sensor, MIL-SPEC Tactical Battle Helmet that will increase Situational Awareness across the Battlefield and beyond.

EARS provides a 360 DEGREE and SKYWARD monitoring of surroundings to vastly improves a Warfighter's Situational Awareness, Lethality, Survivability and Capabilities while reducing their Cognitive Burden.

EARS THREAT WARNINGS enable quick reaction to unforeseen threats and provide a Life Saving Tactical Battlefield Advantage in close urban combat, and over near-peer forces in Worldwide environments.

AI assisted coordination with other Wearers in the MESH and Command provide a comprehensive strategic advantage over all adversaries.

EARS Enables Hands-Free Communications, Control and Operation so that the Warfighter's Situational Awareness and Lethality Is Not Impaired by manually operated and viewed non-integrated systems.

Hands can always remain on their weapons to improve readiness.

Eyes can remain on their Target, instead of distraction caused by an external distractive alarm such as CBRNE detection.

EARS is an Innovative, Patented System that will provide a decisive edge to our Dismounted Warfighters and enable them to Dominate over adversaries in Close Urban Combat and against Near-peer adversaries.

Operations are selectively Coordinated with a MESH of other Wearers, Command Centers and many informative Databases to provide greater awareness to and from the edge of battle.

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Advanced Computational Decision Making are constantly providing Real-time decision assistance and Capability Enhancement.

Two-way Foreign Language Translation, including Warning of Nearby Threatening Language aids in determination of Friend or Foe Situations.

Advanced PNT in GPS Denied Areas and coordination via mapping enhance movement.

EARS modular design can be tailored to specific Missions and Applications.

Both the Hardware and Software design follows MOSA / CMOSS to the maximum extent possible. This allows rapid updates of improvements as technology continues to advance for several generations.

EARS can also provide a simulated training environment.

DUAL-USE Variants of EARS will also assist Police, Law Enforcement, Firefighters, Public Safety Personnel, First-Responders and many others.

The EARS Vest, to be produced later, will have many similar features and can be worn independently or in combination with the EARS Helmet. Similarly, a Shoulder Mounted Variant can be attached to existing clothing or uniforms.

EARS provides many additional features that cannot be disclosed herein.

Many Patented, Advanced Features of EARS are denoted as follows >>>

Advanced ears Features

A 360 Degree Surrounding View and View of Above, rather than the single forward view of a standard issue helmet.
Eyes-Behind-the-Head Radar Threat Warning of approaching Vehicles, Objects, Drones and Persons Thwart Sneak Attacks.
AI enabled Sensor Fusion provides Detection of Threatening Gestures, especially beyond the Wearer's normal view.
Language Recognition to Warn of Threatening Speech before Harm is Incurred.
Language Translation allows for Two-Way Communication in otherwise Unknown Languages.
Hands-free, Voice Controlled Operation that is only responsive to the Wearer's voice, for Secure Encrypted Communications and Control of all functions.
Multi-channel Software Defined Radio, “SDR” monitors the Radio Spectrum for pertinent information.
Sensors Include millimeter wave Radar, Night-Vision, Infrared, Ultrasonic, Acoustic and Thermal Detection.
Detection of Weapons under clothing by use of millimeter wave Radar Processing.
The Radar is also able to Penetrate some types of Walls and barriers in order to Detect persons and non-visible objects.
Automatic Warning of Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear, and Explosive, “CBRNE” Threats.
Database access provides supporting information for IFF Facial Recognition, Automatic Vehicle & License Plate Recognition.
Fingerprint, Iris, Gait, Gesture Identification.
Detection, Localization and Reporting of Gunshots.
Monitoring of Wearer's basic Biological condition.
Wearer's Position and Mapping information including Coordination with other Wearer's and the Command Center.
Helmet and Vest are made with advanced Bullet-proofing, bullet resisting lightweight materials such as (but not limited to) Graphene.
Sensors, Antennas and Solar Cells are Conformal to the device's surface and do not protrude where they could be subject to damage.
All data is Stored within the device and also Streamed to the Command Center as it is occurring in real-time.
The Helmet has a Heads-Up-Look-Down Display which will not interfere with Clear forward aiming accuracy or visual focus.
By looking slightly downward in the visor, the Surroundings, Mapping, Data and other visual information can be displayed.
Increasing Situational Awareness of the Wearer Can and Will Save their Life on Future Battlefields.
Advances in technology have made available many types of situation determining sensors, these are Sensors that respond quickly to a wide variety of parameters, operate on very low power and are extremely small and light weight.
SWaP considerations - Energy storage technology has made similar advances to improve the amount of power storage at lower weight per watt.
Advanced Power Management further extends Operational time.
The data acquired and received by this Body Worn device is Compressed, Encrypted, Stored Locally and also coordinated among other Wearers and a Command Center to Increase the Tactical Advantage of Friendly Force participants over near-peer opposing forces.
Computational systems within EARS are continuously fusing and analyzing the wide variety of information received by the sensors as it occurs in real-time and coordinating with remote databases, other Wearers and a Command Center.
Designed to Endure Extreme Worldwide Battlefield Environments by adherence to MIL-STD-810H for Temperature, Shock, Vibration, Humidity, Waterproofing/resistance, Salt Spray, Sand and Dust.
Designed to meet High Reliability, Maintainability and Operational Standards.
Configured to Enhance Logistic Support by including Built-in Self-test to continually test itself for anomalous operation.
Extended Life Cycle Design, as new sensors continue to improve and become available, upgrades can be incorporated.
Additional features from other sources that can enhance operational capability are welcome additions to the EARS Design.
The ability of hostile forces to make use of a captured EARS device is Inhibited by design.