Inclement Weather Operations System (IWOS)

One of the projects Dr Landman was involved in before the formation of Landman Robotics was a so-called Inclement Weather Operations System (IWOS). This project ran under the auspices of Dr Landman and friends, but suitable development funding could never be found irrespective of a strong connection with Universal Aerospace to provide the visual system of the Pegasus VTOL business jet.

IWOS represents disruptive technology in the sense that it enables a pilot to see through the aircraft under all weather conditions be it day, night, rain, snow, smoke and dust in any combination. The system is comprised of two Millimeter Wave Imagers (MWI) mounted flush with top and bottom of an aircraft that generates observation data feeding two Situational Awareness Computers (SAC). The Situational Awareness Computers in turn generate high resolution video images of the surrounding area that can be displayed on commercial devices such as Hololens II from Microsoft or military helmets such as Striker II from BAE.

A cross-section of the Millimeter Wave Imager is illustrated in the Figure below and an architecture block diagram of the IWOS system is illustrated in the Figure above. Both the Millimeter Wave Imager and IWOS system are patented under the name of Dr Landman. Note that both of these components also have other applications such as detection of concealed weapons on airports and replacing the LIDAR sensor on smart cars to ensure autonomous operation under extreme weather conditions.

Due to the central roles of Dr Landman in both the IWOS system and Landman Robotics it is our view that the system should be developed as a joint venture between the four originators of the IWOS system, a suitable investor and Landman Robotics. Hence, development of the IWOS system can only proceed when the technical input of Dr Landman on the MFEA encoder tapers off and his role can be taken over by another engineer. This is a pre-requisite since Landman Robotics has made commitments to the MFEA Production House. Details of the IWOS development will be captured in a separate document.