Ballistic Threat Evaluation System
Under the supervision of Lockheed Martin, Team Rocket Wreckers has developed the Ballistic Threat Evaluation System (BTES). The team that is working on this product, Team Rocket Wreckers, consists of six members, James Wells, Joewid Sharza, Yanzhi Chen, Nelson Botsford, John Gadbois, and Kyle Murphy. Additionally, Rocket Wreckers collaborated with another team of 11 Aerospace engineers to design, develop and build BTES.
Increasing situational awareness on the battlefield is the sole responsibility of BTES. There is a payload in the system that gathers images of the battlefield. Once an image is captured, it’s transmitted to the ground station where analysis is conducted which allows counter measures to be issued. BTES has three primary systems, a payload for capturing and transmitting images, launch vehicle to carry the payload to an aerial vantage point, and then a ground station. The ground station executes required image processing and displays vital threat information via a user interface.
BTES offers soldiers the ability to get visual information on their surroundings should they suspect an incoming hostile force. It offers useful information in real time. The system can accurately identify potential threats within a radius of 2000 to 4000 feet in under three minutes of the time when the user suspects a threat. The primary intended customer for the product is the U.S. Military. Situational awareness is necessary to keeping service men and women safe in the line of duty. BTES has the ability to analyze immediate surroundings in real time. This functionality could prove to be a critical last line of defense for American soldiers.Ìý