RDC 2
UNATTENDED GROUND SENSORS
The RDC2 is a passive, networked surveillance system designed for continuous monitoring of high-risk areas, perimeters, and remote assets.
Utilizing low-power mesh communications, this unattended ground sensor (UGS) system ensures reliable, real-time threat detection in locations where power and communications infrastructure are limited.
Description
Key Features
Technical Specifications
Benefits
Optimized for Defense, Border Control & Infrastructure Protection
The RDC2 is ideal for military forces, law enforcement agencies, border patrol units, and critical asset protection teams.
Its unobtrusive design, combined with smart threat classification and rapid alerting, provides a proactive defense mechanism against unauthorized movements and intrusions.
With over-the-air configuration and minimal maintenance requirements, the RDC2 ensures continuous, reliable surveillance, even in hostile environments.
| Features |
|---|
| • Unique form factor, allowing rapid deployment and concealment of sensor nodes (in under one minute) |
| • Lightweight system consisting of seismic sensor, alternative and master nodes – easily carried by a single person |
| • Low-power, mesh-networked communications – selfhealing and self‐forming (sensor nodes automatically identify the most robust comms path to the master node) |
| • Exceptionally long battery life – sensor nodes can be deployed for around one year on a single battery |
| • Low cost of ownership and minimal training overhead compared with conventional military UGS systems |
| • Supports triggering of local PTZ cameras, providing target confirmation, identification and tracking (allowing live video streaming of target) |
| • A network map in the EdgeVis Shield client assists in the deployment of nodes |
Sensor Node
- Key Functions: Detect, classify, confirm, identify, and track human, vehicle, and digging activity.
- Typical Classification Range: Personnel up to 30m, vehicles up to 100m, and digging up to 30m (range varies depending on terrain and environmental conditions).
- Battery Deployment Life:
- Mesh Mode - 12 months typical.
- Star Mode - 18 months typical.
- Power Source: Replaceable D cell lithium battery.
- Operating Temperature: -20°C to +70°C.
- Node Weight: <500g.
- Ingress Protection: IEC 60529 IP68 at 1m for 8 hours.
Master Node (Network Gateway)
- Wide Area Network: Direct connect to laptop or interface into cellular, SATCOMS, and other networks via EdgeVis encoder.
- Power Source: External battery (5 to 35V max).
- Operating Temperature: -20°C to +70°C.
Network Communications
- Radio Frequency:
- Europe: 865‐868MHz.
- North America: 903‐927MHz.
- Standards Compliance:
- ETSI: EN300 220 and EN 301 489.
- FCC: 47CFR part 15.
- Network Characteristics: Self-configuring, self-healing (with remote monitoring of network).
- Networking Modes:
- Mesh - large, complex networks.
- Star - extended battery life and low probability of RF intercept.
RDC2 is flexible enough for use in civil and military applications – wherever conventional security measures are impractical.
Its innovative design makes it ideally suited to covert applications:
- Force Protection and Forward-Operating Base Security
- High-Value Asset Protection: Ideal for sectors such as Oil and Gas, Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), and VIP security.
- Temporary Security or Augmentation of Fixed Security
