5th European Symposium on Non-lethal Weapons
May 11-13, 2009
Venue: Stadthalle Ettlingen, Ettlingen, Germany
organized by Fraunhofer ICT
5th European Symposium on Non-lethal Weapons
Experts in the field of non-lethal weapons are concerned both with investigating and pursuing a detailed approach to new NLW technologies, and with developing a better contextual understanding of this complex subject from a generalised perspective.
2007, the year of the 4th European Symposium on Non-lethal Weapons was very decisive for NLW. Never since the term NLW was first created had so much motion and activity occurred. Noticeably, NATO installed a Quick Reaction Team, a Topical Group and proposed a new term, “Non-Lethal Capabilities (NLC)”. In Europe, the European Defence Agency (EDA) installed a project team specifically in this area and adopted the term “NLC”.
Now what has changed in principle?
Are there any consequences of the new term, NLC? How will this impact each of the different aspects (legal, medical or operational) involved in NLW?
Chairman of the Symposium
Klaus-Dieter Thiel
Fraunhofer ICT, Germany
Topics
The above questions and more will be discussed at the 2009 Symposium on Non-lethal Weapons, which will also act as a forum to review current and future non-lethal technologies. This 5th Symposium will be a platform enabling participants to meet with each other and with experts from many different nations. All these aspects together can be seen as a catalyst to strengthen and to enlarge the present NLW-community.
In brief, the Symposium includes topics on:
- Current and advanced technologies
- Operational and tactical aspects (scenario-orientated, case studies...)
- Required capabilities
- Legal and public acceptance
- Effects on target as well as the evaluation of effects
The listed topics should only be considered as guiding principles. Abstract proposals concerned with any other interesting and/or important topic related to NLWs will be welcome.
Programme Commitee
The European Working Group on Non-Lethal Weapons (EWG-NLW) serves as the Programme Committee:
Helmut Oppenheim
Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung, Vienna, AT
helmut.oppenheim
bmlv.gv.at
David Humair
armasuisse, Thun, CH
david.humairarmasuisse.ch
Milan Bezdek
VOP-026 Sternberk, s.p. divize VTÚPV Vyskov, CZ
m.bezdekvtupv.cz
Jorma Jussila,
Keskusrikospoliisi / National Bureau of Investigation, Vantaa, FI
jorma.jussilapoliisi.fi
Florence Torrès
DGA, Bagneux, FR
florence-m.torresdga.defense.gouv.fr
Norbert Eisenreich
Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, GE
norbert.eisenreichict.fraunhofer.de
Roberto de Maio
Segredifesa, Rome, IT
roberto.demaioesercito.difesa.it
Igor Plaksin
University of Coimbra, Coimbra, PT
igor.plaksindem.uc.pt
Zier Verheij
TNO Defence, Security and Safety, Delft, NL
zier.verheij.tno.nl
Victor Selivanov
Baumann University, Moscow, RU
vicsellist.ru
Ewa Liden
Swedish Defence Research Agency, Tumba, SE
ewa.lidenfoi.se
Graham Smith
Home Office Scientific Development Branch,
St. Albans, UK
EWGNLWhomeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
General Information
CONFERENCE LANGUAGE
English
PROCEEDINGS
One copy is included in the registration fee. Additional copies cost EURO 70,-- (Subscription price during the conference EURO 50,--).
Point of Contact
| Chairman | ||
| Dr. Klaus-Dieter Thiel | ||
| Phone: | +49 (0)721 4640 375 | |
| Fax: | +49 (0)721 4640 111 | |
| E-Mail: | klaus-dieter.thiel ict.fraunhofer.de |
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| Conference Management | ||
| Manuela Wolff | ||
| Phone: | +49 (0)721 4640 121 | |
| Fax: | +49 (0)721 4640 120 | |
| E-Mail: | manuela.wolffict.fraunhofer.de |
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| Exhibition | ||
| Roswitha Tuz | ||
| Phone: | +49 (0)721 4640 403 | |
| Fax: | +49 (0)721 4640 345 | |
| E-Mail: | roswitha.tuzict.fraunhofer.de |
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Programme
Venue: Stadthalle Ettlingen
- Printable Version in PDF
| DISCUSSION FORUMS | ||
| Monday, May 11 | ||
| 13:30 16:00 | ||
| Forum I: | NLW HUMAN EFFECTS: OVERVIEW | |
| chaired by Alan Ashworth | ||
| Air Force Research Laboratory, Brooks AB, USA | ||
| Forum II: | SOCIAL IMPLICATION | |
| chaired by Sjef Orbons | ||
| Netherlands Defence Academy, Breda, NL | ||
| 16:30 19:00 | ||
| Forum III: | WHAT IS THE TRUTH ABOUT Taser? | |
| chaired by Franz Wolf | ||
| WTD 52, Oberjettenberg, D | ||
| Forum IV: | CRC-MISSIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXTRA-TERRITORIAL APPLICATION ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DURING OUT-OF-AREA OPERATIONS | |
| chaired by C. de Cock | ||
| International Law Section, Brussels, B | ||
These Forums will be organized as parallel sessions, you may decide between Forum I and II and between III and IV. Participation will only be possible for attendees of the Symposium itself. As the number of participants is limited interested persons are asked to register as early as possible (see registration form).
| PROGRAMME NLW | ||
| Tuesday, May 12 | ||
| 08:00 | Opening & Instructions | |
| Opening by the Chairman | ||
| K.-D. Thiel | ||
| Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, D | ||
| Welcome Address | ||
| Key Note Lecture | ||
| Session 1 |
PROGRAMME Chair: Z. Verheij TNO Defence, Security and Safety, Delft, NL |
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| 08:50 | V 1 | STATUS OF RECENT AND ONGOING NATO SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND STUDIES EFFORTS |
| K. Hymes | ||
| Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD), Quantico, USA | ||
| 09:15 | V 2 | NON LETHAL CAPABILITIES FOR ESDP OPERATIONS |
| E. Weissenböck | ||
| European Defence Agency, Brussels, B | ||
| 09:40 | V 3 | STATUS OF UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NON-LETHAL WEAPONS PROGRAM |
| K. Hymes | ||
| Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD), Quantico, USA | ||
| 10:05 | V 4 | FIT FOR PURPOSE: NON-LETHAL WEAPONS |
| J. J. M. Paulissen | ||
| TNO Defence, Security and Safety, Rijswijk, NL | ||
| 10:30 | Coffee Break | |
| Session 2 |
OPERATIONAL ASPECTS Chair: R. De Maio MoD Segredifesa, Rome, I |
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| 11:00 | V 5 | MILITARY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF NON-LETHAL WEAPONS |
| J. Hoogeveen | ||
| BMVg, Bonn, D | ||
| 11:25 | V 6 | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD) JOINT NON-LETHAL EFFECTS (JNLE) CAPABILITIES BASED ASSESSMENT (CBA) |
| K. Corroon | ||
| Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD), Quantico, USA | ||
| 11:50 | V 7 | PROTECTION FOR MERCHANT VESSELS AGAINST TERRORISM, PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY |
| M. Annati, | ||
| TeledifeUTT, Milano, I | ||
| 12:15 | V 8 | NON-LETHAL WEAPONS FOR PORT PROTECTION: SCENARIOS AND METHODOLOGY |
| R. T. Kessel, C. Strode, R. D. Hollett | ||
| NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC), La Spezia, I | ||
| 12:40 | Lunch Break | |
| Session 3 |
LEGAL ASPECTS Chair: H. Oppenheim Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung, Vienna, A |
|
| 13:40 | V 9 | THE JOURNEY OF THE MOSQUITO™: A CASE-STUDY ON THE LEGAL AND PUBLIC ACCEPTABILITY OF SONAR DETERRENCE |
| A. Marks | ||
| Kings’ College, London, UK | ||
| 14:05 | V 10 | NON-LETHAL WEAPONS AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION |
| A. G. Anastassov | ||
| Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), The Hague, NL | ||
| 14:30 | V 11 | NON LETHAL WEAPONS AND DISARMAMENT |
| F. Krüger-Sprengel | ||
| Bonn Office, Bonn, D | ||
| 14:55 | V 12 | LEGAL REVIEW MECHANISM (ARTICLE 36 GPI) AND THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT |
| C. De Cock | ||
| Ministry of Defence, Brussels, B | ||
| 15:20 | Coffee Break | |
| Session 4 |
CONDUCTED ENERGY DEVICES Chair: S. Reindl WTD 52, Oberjettenberg, D |
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| 15:50 | V 13 | Taser IN THE UK: AN ANALYSIS OF TRENDS AND USE |
| G. Smith | ||
| Home Office Scientific Development Branch, St Albans, UK | ||
| 16:15 | V 14 | RESEARCH UPDATE OF TASER® ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICES |
| J. Ho | ||
| Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, USA | ||
| D. M. Dawes | ||
| Lompoc Valley Medical Center, Lompoc, USA | ||
| 16:40 | V 15 | XREP |
| D. Sherman | ||
| Wayne State University, Detroit, USA | ||
| 17:05 | V 16 | BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSE CURRENT AT MEDICAL-BIOLOGIC TESTS FOR SAFETY OF ELECTROSHOCK DEVICES |
| S. Lukyanova, O. Grigoriev, A. Koklin, T. Andrianova | ||
| Federal Medical and Biophysical Center of Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia, Moscow, RUS | ||
| 17:30 | End of Day One | |
| PROGRAMME NLW | ||
| Wednesday, May 13 | ||
| 08:00 | KEYNOTE THE NEED FOR ADVOCACY: A PROPOSAL |
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| J. B. Alexander | ||
| Las Vegas, USA | ||
| Session 5 |
TECHNOLOGIES Chair: G. Smith HOSDB, St. Albans, UK |
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| 08:30 | V 17 | DEVELOPMENT OF A DISTRIBUTED SOUND AND LIGHT SOURCE (DSLA) HAIL AND WARNING DEVICE WITH NON-LETHAL WEAPONS POTENTIAL |
| T. A. Brungart, A. R. Barnard, T. E. McDevitt, D. M. Jenkins, B. L.Kline, H. L. Petrie, N. C. Nicholas | ||
| Institute for Non-Lethal Defense Technologies (INLDT), | ||
| Pennsylvania State University State College, USA | ||
| 08:55 | V 18 | DETERRING AND DISORIENTING MOBILE OBJECT TO PROTECT AGAINST DIVERS |
| V. Falcucci | ||
| Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquel S.p.A., Livorno, I | ||
| 09:20 | V 19 | INVESTIGATION OF VORTEX RING LAUNCHERS IN AIR, AND UNDER WATER |
| J. R. Nedwell | ||
| Subacoustech Ltd, Southampton, UK | ||
| 09:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:15 | V 20 | VARIABLE PROPULSION SYSTEMS FOR NON-LETHAL PROJECTILE LAUNCHERS |
| S. Zettl, J. Neutz, K.-D. Thiel | ||
| Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, D | ||
| 10:40 | V 21 | GALIX 46: A LESS LETHAL AMMUNITION FOR CLOSE COMBAT VEHICLE DISENGAGING – DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATION |
| E. Galvani | ||
| Lacroix Defence & Security, Mazeres, F | ||
| 11:05 | V 22 | NON LETHAL WEAPONS: THREAT OR OPPORTUNITY? |
| L. Bancallari | ||
| MBDA Italia S.p.A, La Spezia, I | ||
| 11:30 | Poster Session | |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break | |
| Session 6 |
EFFECTS Chair: E. Liden FOI, Tumba, SE |
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| 14:00 | V 23 | MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ISSUES OF NLW DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION |
| D. P. Levin, V. V. Selivanov | ||
| Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, RUS | ||
| 14:25 | V 24 | THE MEDICAL ROLE IN USING LESS THAN LETHAL WEAPON – AN ISRAELI APPROACH |
| I. Ostfeld | ||
| Israel Defense Forces, IL | ||
| 14:50 | V 25 | ASSESSMENT OF THE WOUNDING EFFECTS OF 50MM FIREWORKS TURNED AWAY FROM THEIR ORIGINAL PURPOSE DURING RIOTS |
| P.-A. Cassar | ||
| Centre Technique de la Sécurité Intérieure, Le Chesnay, F | ||
| 15:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:45 | V 26 | TEST METHODS TO EVALUATE TERMINAL EFFECTS OF KINETIC ENERGY NON-LETHAL WEAPON SYSTEMS |
| D. Bourget | ||
| Defence R&D Canada – Valcartier, Quebec, CAN | ||
| 16:10 | V 27 | STUDIES ON THRESHOLDS FOR BLUNT TRAUMA: RELEVANCE FOR NLW |
| U. P. Arborelius, D. Rocksén, J. Bursell, D. Gryth, A. Sondén, M. Risling | ||
| Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SE | ||
| L.-G. Olsson, J. Davidsson | ||
| Chalmers Technical University, Göteborg, SE | ||
| 16:35 | V 28 | SAFETY OF CIVILIANS IN POLICE AND PEACE-MAKING OPERATIONS WITH THE NON-LETHAL WEAPONS |
| V. V. Savostyanov | ||
| Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow, RUS | ||
| V. Selivanov | ||
| Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, RUS | ||
| 17:00 | Closing Remarks | |
| K.-D. Thiel | ||
Poster Programme
Posters will be presented during the whole Symposium. A special Poster Session will take place on Wednesday, May 13, 11.30 – 13.00 h. During this time authors should be present for discussion at their poster boards in the foyer.
| OPERATIONAL ASPECTS | |
| P 29 | DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING IMPULSE CROWD AND RIOT CONTROL SYSTEMS – PEPPER SPRAY BOLT-ON MODULE TO MEET SOME OF THE CHALLENGES IN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS |
| R. Rahimi | |
| Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (FFI), Kjeller, N | |
| P 30 | HOSDB STANDARD FOR CS AND PAVA SPRAYS FOR OPERATIONAL POLICE USE, REVISION 1 |
| S. Croft | |
| Home Office Scientific Development Branch, St Albans, UK | |
| P 31 | AN ASSESSMENT OF NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY AND TACTICS FOR MARITIME ASSET PROTECTION |
| C. Strode | |
| NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC), La Spezia, I | |
| LEGAL ASPECTS | |
| P 32 | NON-LETHAL WEAPONS AND THE PRINCIPLE OF PROPORTIONALITY |
| P. Behrens | |
| University of Leicester, Leicester, UK | |
| CONDUCTED ENERGY DEVICES | |
| P 33 | MULTI-SHOT REMOTE ELECTRIC SHOCK WEAPON |
| O. Nemtyshkin, J. Ladjagin | |
| Tolyatti, RUS | |
| TECHNOLOGIES | |
| P 34 | ELECTRO-MAGNETIC NEUROMUSCULAR MOVEMENT INHIBITOR (ENEMI) |
| E. David, A. Fretz, K. Masur, M. Benedix | |
| ZEPU GmbH, Witten, D | |
| M. Raphelt, S. Wachtl | |
| Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KG, Röthenbach/Pegnitz, D | |
| P 35 | RESULTS FROM ACOUSTIC DIRECTED BEAMS GENERATED BY PHASED ARRAYS |
| E. Walschburger, S. Christoffel, S. Knapp, K.-D. Thiel, N. Eisenreich | |
| Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, D | |
| P 36 | ADAPTIVE KINETIC LESS-THAN-LETHAL WEAPON USING ELECTRO HYDRAULIC EFFECT |
| M. V. Silnikov, S. L. Kulakov, K. S. Kulakov, V. I. Lazorkin, A. I. Mikhaylin | |
| “Special Materials” Ltd., St. Petersburg, RUS | |
| P 37 | RESEARCH OF PULSED WATERJET DYNAMICAL PROCESS AND ATOMIZATION MECHANISM OF MODERN ANTI-RIOTS WATER CANNON |
| Zhan Renjun, Wang Song | |
| Engineering College of CAPF, Xi'an City, PRC | |
| P 38 | POSSIBILITY OF VORTEX RING USE FOR NON-LETHAL EFFECT |
| D. P. Levin, V. V. Selivanov | |
| Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, RUS | |
| P 39 | EFFECT OF DRIVER GAS ON COMPRESSIBLE VORTEX RINGS |
| R. Mariani, K. Kontis | |
| University of Manchester, Manchester, UK | |
| P 40 | ANALYSING PROPERTIES OF THE ACTIVE DENIAL SYSTEM (ADS) |
| J. Altmann | |
| Technische Universität Dortmund, D | |
| P 41 | MICROWAVE PULSED POWER GENERATOR WITH VIRTUAL CATHOD, NUMERICAL MODEL AND EXPERIMENTS |
| P. Fiala | |
| Brno University of Technology, Brno, CZ | |
| P 42 | PYROTECHNIC EXPERTISE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NON LETHAL PRODUCTS |
| M.-C. Frere | |
| Nobelsport SA, Paris, F | |
| EFFECTS | |
| P 43 | EFFECTS OF HIGH POWER MICROWAVES; WORK ON 1.6 GHZ AND 9.15 GHZ FIELDS |
| M. Risling, E. Malm, M. Angeria | |
| Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SE | |
| L. Malmgren | |
| University of Lund, Lund, SE | |
| P 44 | PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURE OF THE SAFETY TESTS FOR NLW ON NON-IONIZING RADIATION TECHNOLOGIES |
| O. Grigoriev, V. Stepanov, V. Prokofiev | |
| Federal Medical and Biophysical Center of Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia, Moscow, RUS | |
| P 45 | HUMAN EFFECTS OF LESS LETHAL KINETIC ENERGY ROUNDS |
| C. Bir | |
| Wayne State University, Detroit, USA | |
| P 46 | TOWARDS OF THE IED’S DESTRUCTORS BASED ON THE DEMOLITION OF CRYSTALLINE EXPLOSIVES BY HIGH VELOCITY MULTIPLE NEEDLES |
| I. Plaksin, J. Gois, R. Mendes, L. Rodrigues, A. Campos | |
| University of Coimbra, Coimbra, P | |
| PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE | |
| P 47 | NON-LETHAL CAPABILITIES AND CONCEPTS NEED SOME FRESH AIR |
| D. Humair | |
| armasuisse, Bern, CH | |