Successful Field Test Launches Quantum
Computing Inc.'s Quantum Sensing Technology into Fight Against
Explosive Remnants of War
LEESBURG, Va., Oct. 3, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- QI Solutions (QIS), a wholly owned subsidiary
of Quantum Computing Inc. ("QCi" or the "Company")
(Nasdaq: QUBT), recently conducted a field validation of its
Quantum Photonic Detection and Ranging Variant 3 (VX3) unexploded
ordnance detection sensor at Oklahoma State
University's Center for Fire and Explosives, Forensic
Investigation, Training and Research (CENFEX) range in Pawnee, Oklahoma.
The validation of Quantum Photonic Detection and Ranging (QpDAR)
VX3 – conducted from September 11-14,
2023, in a field environment, mimicking real-world
conditions – demonstrated, the unprecedented ability of the
VX3 sensor to harness Quantum Single Photon Detection (QSPD) to
detect landmines and unexploded ordnances (UXOs) from surface level
to depths up to 30-inches.
VX3 is a powerful quantum sensing application that uses high
speed, low power optical pulses at an eye-safe wavelength to
illuminate a remote target and measure the few returning photons by
projecting them to a single quantum mode. This approach provides
two benefits to selective detection. First, the projection greatly
reduces the ambient noise and provides robust operation in daytime,
complex environments. Second, this methodology leads to extremely
sensitive measurement of the mechanical and chemical states of
targets at distance, such as vibration on a nanometer scale. In
this propriate technique, single photon counting allows the
detection of very weak signals, and the extreme sensing sensitivity
is derived from the innovative single-mode projection. Compared
with conventional laser vibrometers, VX3 has significant practical
advantages in size, weight, power, and cost, thanks to its
non-interferometry and all-fiber design, and in working distance
and penetration depth, due to the innovation of projective photon
detection.
Landmines are a pervasive and lasting legacy of war that kill
thousands of innocent civilians every year. Hundreds of millions of
dollars are invested in clearing existing minefields using heroic
people as "human detectors" who risk their lives to accomplish
their mission. According to United Nations News, currently there
are approximately 70 countries and territories contaminated by
roughly 110 million landmines. Landmines can lie dormant for
years or even decades until they are triggered. Landmines kill and
maim up to 1,000 to 2,000 people every month, most of whom are
civilians and children. In many of the most affected areas of the
world, where agriculture is the mainstay of the
economy, landmines were planted in fields, forests, around
wells, water sources and hydroelectric installations, making the
farmland unusable or usable only at great risk. It is estimated
that Afghanistan and Cambodia could double their agricultural
production if landmines were eliminated. It has been forecasted
that it will take approximately 1,100 years to clear all the
world's current active landmines.
To enable the QpDAR mine detection validation, QIS formed a
cross-functional team comprised of technical and tactical leaders,
as well as experts from university and a non-governmental
organization. To find a suitable location to test VX3, QIS
partnered with Jasper Baur, co-founder of the Demining
Research Community, and Dr. John
Frucci, Program Director at Oklahoma
State University's Global Consortium for Explosive Hazard
Mitigation. Together, those two organizations have seeded a
comprehensive field with 143 diverse items including landmines,
submunitions, UXO, and IEDs. QIS's technical team then turned
to Dr. Markus Nemitz, Assistant Professor of Robotics
Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic
Institute's (WPI) Robotics Department, to provide a
best-in-class integration solution. This relationship solidified a
National Science Foundation Industry University Cooperative
Research Center (I/UCRC) and Robots and Sensors for Human
Well-being (ROSE-HUB) agreement between QIS and WPI.
Dr. Nemitz commented, "My team and I have had the distinct
privilege of collaborating on this project to generate a durable,
user-friendly system that eventually can be deployed to parts of
the world in need of landmine detection, including Ukraine. I am proud of and optimistic about
the potential for technology developed at WPI to help with faster
and safer removal of unexploded ordnance and landmines. This
partnership aimed to synergize advanced robotics with
cutting-edge quantum sensing capabilities, focusing on applications
in hazardous environments. Our efforts yielded an effective
robotic system that leverages quantum sensing for this critical,
life-saving endeavor. This partnership provides another example of
how WPI's project-based learning helps provide technological
solutions to real-world problems."
James Gabeler, President of Qi Solutions, added, "This project
is our first example of a successful collaboration that resulted
from the industry-university partnership within WPI's NSF-funded
I/UCRC and ROSE-HUB. The results, as predicted, were
astonishing."
On the validation, Mr. Gabeler stated, "Validation of the QpDAR
mine detection has quickly gained significant interest globally for
its potential application in humanitarian mine clearance and EOD
(Explosive Ordnance Disposal) operations. NATO, Department of State
humanitarian programs, and multiple countries in Europe and South
East Asia have commenced engagements to bring this
technology to the field immediately. We anticipate this validation
marks the first of many solutions we will bring to market as a
viable product ready to solve real problems, today."
Robert Liscouski, CEO of Quantum
Computing Inc., commented on the extraordinary effort, "Our
technical team was able to take our proprietary technology from lab
to field test in a matter of weeks, demonstrating a strong
commitment and sense of urgency at QCi to apply vital technology to
solve mission critical real-world problems. This validation
introduces the most advanced quantum sensor technologies into the
fight against deadly munitions left over from conflicts across the
globe."
For additional information on the company's suite of solutions,
please visit our website or contact our team directly.
About Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi)
Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) (Nasdaq: QUBT) is an
innovative, quantum optics and nanophotonics technology company on
a mission to accelerate the value of quantum computing for
real-world business solutions, delivering the future of quantum
computing, today. The company provides accessible and affordable
solutions with real-world industrial applications, using
nanophotonic-based quantum entropy that can be used
anywhere and with little to no training, operates at normal room
temperatures, low power and is not burdened with unique
environmental requirements. QCi is competitively advantaged
delivering its quantum solutions at greater speed, accuracy, and
security at less cost. QCi's core nanophotonic-based technology is
applicable to both quantum computing as well as quantum
intelligence, cybersecurity, sensing and imaging solutions,
providing QCi with a unique position in the marketplace. QCi's core
entropy computing capability, the Dirac series, delivers solutions
for both binary and integer-based optimization problems using over
11,000 qubits for binary problems and over 1000 (n=64) qubits for
integer-based problems, each of which are the highest number of
variables and problem size available in quantum computing
today. Using the Company's core quantum methodologies, QCi has
developed specific quantum applications for AI, cybersecurity and
remote sensing, including its Reservoir Photonic Computer series
(intelligence), reprogrammable and non-repeatable Quantum Random
Number Generator (cybersecurity) and LiDAR and Vibrometer (sensing)
products. For more information about QCi,
visit www.quantumcomputinginc.com.
About QI Solutions, Inc. (QIS)
QI Solutions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quantum
Computing Inc., is a supplier of quantum technology solutions and
services to the government and defense industries. With a team of
qualified and cleared staff, QIS delivers a range of solutions from
entropy quantum computing to quantum communications and sensing,
backed by expertise in logistics, manufacturing, R&D and
training. The company is exclusively focused on delivering tailored
solutions for partners in various government departments and
agencies.
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