The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary DTI, focuses on the design,
development and turnkey delivery of proprietary “intelligent technologies”
that enable our customers to derive measurable increases in return on investment
for their business. Our technologies integrate with our customer’s existing
business process and create actionable information to streamline mission critical
operations. Our target market is the largest transportation, industrial and
retail corporations representing over $100 billion in total available market.
Our technologies have been verified by multiple government and private organizations
including Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL), the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Transportation Technology Center,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads, and
a transportation research and testing organization (TTCI). The Company has worked
with these organizations over the past several years where we have supplied
funded prototypes of our technologies to verify technology and operating parameters.
The Company provides a broad range of sophisticated intelligent technology
solutions with an emphasis on security, inspection and operations for critical
infrastructure within a variety of industries including transportation, healthcare,
retail, law enforcement, oil, gas and utilities sectors. Our business operations
are in two business units: intelligent technologies and IT asset management.
Our proprietary applications, specific to critical infrastructure, include but
are not limited to:
Intelligent Rail Inspection Portal
A suite of sub-systems for the automated inspection of freight or transit
railcars while in motion. The objective is to automatically detect anomalies
such as open or missing hatches, open cargo doors, illegal riders hiding in
cargo wells, and an expanding number of mechanical defects, all while the train
is traveling through various strategic areas (i.e. border crossings or inspection
areas). The anomalies are detected through a combination of visual inspections,
utilizing the Company’s proprietary remote user interface which displays
ultra-high definition images of a 360-degree view of each rail car, and by a
growing number of the Company’s proprietary artificial intelligence (AI)
based algorithms. The inspection portal is typically installed between two rail
yards and the inspection takes place while the trains are at speed of up to
140 MPH. Detections are reported to the respective rail yards well ahead of
the train arrival at the yard.
Tunnel and Bridge Security
A suite of artificial intelligence-based homeland security applications for
the security of critical tunnels and bridges.
Virtual Security Shield
A suite of artificial intelligence-based homeland security applications for
the security of critical areas and buffer zones. This application includes intrusion
detection zone, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tracking and discriminating
“Friend or Foe” modules (Friend or Foe refers to a Radio Frequency
- based tagging system that validates individuals authorized to be in a specific
area).
Facility Safety and Security
A suite of artificial intelligence-based homeland security applications for
the “hardening” or safety and resilience of facilities against natural
or man originated threats for the protection of critical facilities (energy,
water, chemical facilities). The Company and all its’ staff are CFATS
(Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards) certified.
Remote Bridge Operation
Proprietary system for remote control of draw bridges.
Pantograph Inspection System
A system designed to inspect pantographs (structure connecting transit locomotives
to high voltage power lines) for the detection of excessive depletion of carbon
liners, which may cause power line ruptures.
Vehicle Undercarriage Examiner
A system that inspects the undercarriage of railcars (both freight and transit
rail) traveling at speeds of up to 140 miles per hour. The original maximum
speed of 70MPH has been superseded by further development work which was completed
recently. The addition of algorithms for an increasing number of automated detection
of anomalies is a continuing development, which once completed and successfully
tested, may have a significant impact on our revenues. The next version upgrade
is scheduled to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2018.
Thermal Undercarriage Examiner
Under a development award from the TTCI (the technology evaluation arm of the
American Association of Railroads (“AAR”)), the Company recently
developed and deployed a prototype thermal undercarriage examiner which uses
high-speed thermal imaging technology to inspect the thermal signature of undercarriage
components. Thermal monitoring of component heat signatures while underway will
provide indications of the overall operating health of the locomotive that are
not possible to observe during static inspections. The system is undergoing
calibration and sensitivity adjustments and is expected to be completed by the
end of the second quarter of 2018. This system is considered a breakthrough
in detection technologies as it is capable of detecting anomalies of trains
at speed which are not detectable with currently available technologies.
Multi-Layered Enterprise Command and Control Interface (centraco®)
Aggregator and central point for information consolidation, systems management
and communications of our proprietary systems and third-party applications.
Several significant new programs and technologies are currently under development
and in various stages of maturity. Some of the more significant developments
are:
Neural Network Modeling for detection algorithms
A neural network is a powerful computational data model, able to capture and
represent complex input/output relationships. The neural network includes the
development of an artificial system that could perform "intelligent"
tasks like those performed by the human brain, including the acquisition of
knowledge through deep learning, which is stored within inter-neuron connection
strengths known as synaptic weights.
Automated Retail Facility Logistics
We are currently in the final stage of developing a comprehensive system to
automate facility security gate operations, leveraging our proprietary Multi-Layered
Enterprise Command and Control Interface (centraco®). The automation of
gatehouse operations should provide significant improvements to efficiency of
distribution center traffic flow, resulting in significant ROI to the customer.
Transit Rail Platform Analytics
We have been selected by the New York City Transit Authority (“NYCT”)
to provide a pilot (proof of concept) of our Platform Analytics Technology concept.
The technology is designed to automatically detect objects falling on tracks
adjacent to transit passenger platforms and to alert incoming rail traffic to
that effect. Field installation of the prototype has been completed and field
testing by the NYCT technology team is expected to be completed during the 2018
fiscal year.
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