Abstract: A system for monitoring and protecting an area. The system includes a plurality of fully autonomous and collaborating Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), each of which carries a plurality of sensors; a monitoring module; an operating module; and a GUI adapted to include threat characteristics analysis. The monitoring module actuates the plurality of UGVs to extract data from a plurality of UGV sensors; and analyzes the extracted data pertaining to the area of interest, to yield a threat analysis. The operating module is configured to: (i) determine a plurality of patrolling routes and specified strategies addressing the threat analysis; (ii) apply the determined patrolling routes to the UGVs to detect real-time threats; and (iii) operate, in response to monitored real-time threats presented over the GUI and upon a detected real-time threat, the UGVs in accordance with the specified strategies.

Abstract: Electronic theft prevention apparatus for vehicles including an engine containing spark plugs for providing ignition, a high voltage source and a distributor having a central contact for providing high voltage distribution to the spark plugs, the apparatus including; decoder apparatus disposed within a protective housing enclosing the central contact, encoder apparatus accessible to a vehicle operator for providing coded instructions to the decoder, data coupling apparatus for interconnecting the decoder apparatus and the encoder apparatus to permit data transfer therebetween, whereby application of constant battery voltage to the data coupling apparatus is not effective to operate the decoder, and switching apparatus located within the protective enclosure, operated by the decoder and governing the supply of a high voltage input to the central contact, thus selectably preventing high voltage distribution to the sparkplugs.