101 |
WORK VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING SYSTEM AND WORK VEHICLE |
US13992843 |
2012-11-29 |
US20150210213A1 |
2015-07-30 |
Shinji Mitsuta; Yukihiro Nakanishi; Takeshi Kurihara |
A work vehicle periphery monitoring system which monitors a periphery of a work vehicle including a vehicle body frame supporting front and rear wheels and a vessel loading a load thereon, the work vehicle periphery monitoring system includes: an object detecting device which is attached to the work vehicle and detects an object existing at a rear side of the work vehicle; and a controller which notifies an alarm based on a detection result of the object detecting device and switches between a notification mode for notifying the alarm and a standby mode for stopping the notification of the alarm based on a state of the work vehicle. |
102 |
ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD OF AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS |
US14341712 |
2014-07-25 |
US20150171977A1 |
2015-06-18 |
Ippei Kashiwagi |
According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes an antenna module, a wireless communicator, an acquisition module and an adjuster. The wireless communicator is configured to wirelessly communicate via the antenna module. The acquisition module is configured to acquire signal strength of a radio signal received by the antenna module from the wireless communicator. The adjuster is configured to adjust a position of an antenna of the antenna module based on the signal strength of the radio signal acquired by the acquisition module. |
103 |
Apparatus and method for distinguishing between human being and animal using selective stimuli |
US13027462 |
2011-02-15 |
US08880376B2 |
2014-11-04 |
Pil Jae Park; Hyun Kyu Yu; Seong Do Kim; Sung Chul Woo |
An apparatus and method for identifying a human being and an animal are disclosed to properly identifying whether or not a target is a human being or an animal. The apparatus for distinguishing between a human being and an animal includes: a target stimulation unit generating a stimulation signals for selectively stimulating the senses of a human being and an animal and providing the generated stimulation signal to a target; and a target identifying unit detecting the reaction of a target to the simulation signal to identify whether or not the target is a human being or an animal. |
104 |
MONITORING AN OBJECT |
US14354419 |
2012-10-24 |
US20140300473A1 |
2014-10-09 |
Gudbrand Vatn; Kristian Solberg; Inge Marius Bryhni |
A system for monitoring of an object. The system includes a communication unit in proximity to the object, the communication unit including an electrical energy supply, a reader, and a radio station configured to communicate with a terminal over a communication network. The system also includes an ID unit coupled to the object. The ID unit has a unique ID and contains a receiver and a transmitter configured to transmit the unique ID in response to receiving an incoming signal from the reader. The system further includes an alarm circuit coupled to the reader and the radio station. The alarm circuit is configured to trigger an alarm if the reader does not receive a response from the ID unit. |
105 |
DEVICE FOR SENSING HUMAN BODY ABNORMALITY BY STANDING-WAVE RADAR AND METHOD FOR USING SAME |
US14234725 |
2012-09-21 |
US20140155729A1 |
2014-06-05 |
Mitsumasa Saitoh |
LEDs arranged in a circle, a standing-wave laser module, a board with a computation unit provided thereon, and an LED control unit are disposed inside a case. Illumination light is irradiated outward from the LEDs, and microwaves are transmitted from the standing-wave laser module and the reflected waves are detected. The computation unit combines the transmitted waves and the reflected waves to detect standing waves, and the distance to the body off which the waves are reflected and minute displacements (e.g., pulse and respiration) are detected on the basis of the standing waves. Thus, merely installing the present invention in lieu of existing illumination apparatuses installed in restrooms, bathing rooms, corridors, and the like allows the position of a human body, and the respiratory rate, heart rate, and the like thereof to be detected, and allows sudden changes to the condition of the detected human body to be rapidly detected. |
106 |
Passive radar for presence and motion detection |
US12937401 |
2009-04-09 |
US08730087B2 |
2014-05-20 |
Alessio Filippi; Biju Kumar Sreedharan Nair; Willem Franke Pasveer; Teun Martinus Johannes van Berkel |
A passive detector (10) includes a receiver (11) configured to collect passive radiation (12) in an environment, where detailed information about a portion of the passive radiation is estimated as a baseline of the passive energy. The passive energy is generated by a passive source unrelated to the detector. A monitor (24) is configured to measure a fluctuation in the baseline. A decision module (34) is coupled to the monitor to determine whether the fluctuation represents a presence or motion in the environment. Detection methods are also disclosed. |
107 |
Wireless and Wireline Sensor Nodes, Micro-Radar, Networks and Systems |
US13824320 |
2011-12-30 |
US20130314273A1 |
2013-11-28 |
Robert A. Kavaler; Akhila Raman; Ravneet Bajwa; Ram Rajagopal; Pravin Varaiya |
The following are disclosed and claimed: A micro-radar adapted to generate an antenna output of less than or equal to 10 milli-Watt (mW) through an antenna to an object and receive a Radio Frequency (RF) reflection off of said object, and adapted to respond to a first Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) output and a second DAC output. A wireless sensor node and/or a processor for use in said wireless sensor node. A wireline sensor node and/or a processor for use in said wireline sensor node configured operate said micro-radar by control of said first and said second DAC output. A second apparatus configured to receive an improved sensor report from at least two of the wireless sensor nodes. A processor for use with the second apparatus. A third apparatus adapted to respond to vibrations in pavement. Several integrated circuits and systems. Installation devices, servers and/or computer readable memories. Finite State Machines, computers, memories containing and/or using program systems and/or installation packages. |
108 |
ULTRAWIDEBAND RADAR |
US13584012 |
2012-08-13 |
US20130050011A1 |
2013-02-28 |
Tae Wook KIM |
Radar in accordance with some embodiments of the inventive concept may include a transmission part outputting a signal to a target object; a receiving part receiving a reflected signal corresponding to the output signal of the transmission part; and a signal processing part receiving the reflected signal from the receiving part to distinguish the target object. The signal processing part directly samples the reflected signal and compares any one of the directly sampled reflected signal and a signal that the directly sampled reflected signal is restored with restored reflected signal data to distinguish the target object. |
109 |
Sensor suite and signal processing for border surveillance |
US11811353 |
2007-06-08 |
US08330647B2 |
2012-12-11 |
Phillilp A. Fox; Joseph W. Maresca, Jr. |
A land-based smart sensor system and several system architectures for detection, tracking, and classification of people and vehicles automatically and in real time for border, property, and facility security surveillance is described. The preferred embodiment of the proposed smart sensor system is comprised of (1) a low-cost, non-coherent radar, whose function is to detect and track people, singly or in groups, and various means of transportation, which may include vehicles, animals, or aircraft, singly or in groups, and cue (2) an optical sensor such as a long-wave infrared (LWIR) sensor, whose function is to classify the identified targets and produce movie clips for operator validation and use, and (3) a supercomputer to process the collected data in real-time. The smart sensor system can be implemented in a tower-based or a mobile-based, or combination system architecture. The radar can also be operated as a stand-alone system. |
110 |
Method and apparatus for a body position monitor using radar |
US12931278 |
2011-01-28 |
US08068051B1 |
2011-11-29 |
Josef Osterweil |
A radar system for monitoring a premises in a home or building. The radar system includes transmitter and receiver antennae and a signal processor that processes a reflected signal. Doppler analysis of the reflected signal determines the activity and location of a subject's upper torso, and the subject's presence within the monitored premises. |
111 |
Method and apparatus for a body position monitor and fall detector using radar |
US12456328 |
2009-06-16 |
US07916066B1 |
2011-03-29 |
Josef Osterweil |
A radar fall detector system. The radar fall detector system includes transmitter and receiver antennae and a signal processor that processes a reflected signal. Doppler analysis of the reflected signal determines a subject's activity and condition, and its distance to a floor. |
112 |
ADAPTIVE RADAR |
US12525061 |
2008-01-31 |
US20100109938A1 |
2010-05-06 |
Gordon Kenneth Andrew Oswald; Edwin Christopher Carter; Per Arne Vincent Utsi; Samuel Julius Pumphrey; Desmond Keith Phillips; Michael Hugh Burchett; Allan Geoffrey Smithson; Jonathan Peter Edgecombe |
A method of classifying items from reflected signals returned from said items is disclosed, the method comprising: processing said return signals to discriminate between a first set of signals indicative of items of interest and a further set of signals indicative of clutter; identifying items from said first set of signals and classifying them as a first class of item; processing said further set of signals to identify a second set of signals indicative of further items of interest; identifying items from said second set of signals and classifying them as a second class of item. |
113 |
System and method for improving microwave detector performance using ranging microwave function |
US11715037 |
2007-03-07 |
US07705730B2 |
2010-04-27 |
Gregory Royer |
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for use of ranging MW to decrease MW intrusion detector false alarms. A Doppler microwave system may be provided that is capable of detecting an object range and adjusting the sensitivity of an alarm stage of a MW detector to account for object size and range. Multiple range limited MW stages may be configured for different ranges to determine the general range of the moving object. Based on signal levels present on these MW stages, an approximate object range may be determined. The sensitivity of the MW alarm stage is then adjusted based on a MW alarm state sensitivity vs. object range function that is optimized to alarm on humans and ignore small animals and insects. The method and system may be used in detection systems incorporating a MW sensor. |
114 |
Target detection apparatus and system |
US11698499 |
2007-01-26 |
US07679562B2 |
2010-03-16 |
Kazuo Shirakawa |
A target detection apparatus that includes a transmission/reception device for generating a transmission signal for detection of a target, and extracting distance information about the target from a received signal; a number of sensors each of which transmits the transmission signal to respective different angle ranges, receives a signal reflected by the target, and transfers the received signal to the transmission/reception device; and a switch device for switching in a time division manner a connection between the transmission/reception device and one of the sensors to a connection between the transmission/reception device and another one of the sensors, where the switch device selects a first of the sensors for transmitting the transmission signal in a time slot and a second of the sensors for receiving the signal reflected by the target in the time slot. |
115 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED TARGET TRACKING FOR TACTICAL IMAGING |
US11745170 |
2007-05-07 |
US20100008539A1 |
2010-01-14 |
Robert A. Johnson |
Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for target image acquisition using sensor data. The system includes at least one sensor adapted to detect an event and generate a signal based at least in part on the event. The system also includes an imager obtaining an image of a target and target area based on a target tracking and recognition algorithm. The imager is configured to trigger image acquisition based at least in part on the signal from the sensor. The imager adjusts the target tracking and recognition algorithm based at least in part on sensor data in the signal. In certain embodiments, the imager may also adjust an image acquisition threshold for obtaining an image based on the sensor data. |
116 |
Method and System of Determining Alarm Conditions |
US11988820 |
2006-07-21 |
US20090121888A1 |
2009-05-14 |
Bryan Reeves; David Noon |
A method and system for determining alarm conditions of a slope under inspection whereby one or more dimensionless threat estimate values are calculated for one or more time periods. The maximum dimensionless threat estimate value calculated is selected and compared with a threshold alarm value. If the maximum dimensionless threat estimate value exceeds the threshold alarm value alarm conditions are set to indicate that the slope under inspection is exhibiting unsafe movement. |
117 |
Intrusion Detection Sensor |
US11922473 |
2006-06-22 |
US20090079563A1 |
2009-03-26 |
Masatoshi Tsuji |
According to an embodiment, an intrusion detection sensor includes a microwave sensor (120) that transmits microwaves toward a detection area, receives the microwaves reflected by an object present in the detection area, and outputs a reflected wave reception intensity signal according to the received intensity; a direction variable antenna device (110); a scanning measurement means (131) that provides an instruction to scan the transmission/reception direction to the direction variable antenna device (110) to determine a relationship with the output of the reflected wave reception intensity signal; a detection target object presence determination means (132) that determines whether or not a detection target object is present based on the determined relationship; and an alarm signal output control means (133) that outputs an alarm signal when it is determined that a detection target object is present. |
118 |
System and method for implementing ranging microwave for detector range reduction |
US11715201 |
2007-03-07 |
US20080218341A1 |
2008-09-11 |
Gregory Royer |
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for use of ranging MW to detect range reduction in a dual (MW/PIR) intrusion detector. Embodiments of the invention utilize a Doppler microwave system capable of detecting an object range. Multiple range limited MW stages may be configured for different ranges to determine the general range of the moving object. Based on signal levels present on these MW stages, an approximate object range and size is determined. Embodiments of the invention recognize cases of PIR range reduction by use of range limited MW stages configured for different ranges to determine the general range of the moving object. If the MW recognizes a moving object of sufficient size within the coverage area, and if no PIR signal is present, the PIR is recognized as being blocked or disabled and notification is provided. |
119 |
System and method for improving infrared detector performance in dual detector system |
US11714934 |
2007-03-07 |
US20080218340A1 |
2008-09-11 |
Gregory Royer |
Embodiments of the present invention is directed to a method and system for use of ranging MW to reduce dual (MW/PIR) intrusion detector false alarms. A Doppler microwave system may be provided that is capable of detecting an object range and adjusting the sensitivity of the PIR detector to account for object size and range. Multiple range limited MW stages may be configured for different ranges to determine the general range of the moving object. Based on signal levels present on these MW stages, an approximate object range is determined. The sensitivity of the PIR is then adjusted based on a PIR sensitivity vs. object range function that is optimized to alarm on humans and ignore small animals and insects. |
120 |
System and method for improving microwave detector performance using ranging microwave function |
US11715037 |
2007-03-07 |
US20080218339A1 |
2008-09-11 |
Gregory Royer |
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for use of ranging MW to decrease MW intrusion detector false alarms. A Doppler microwave system may be provided that is capable of detecting an object range and adjusting the sensitivity of an alarm stage of a MW detector to account for object size and range. Multiple range limited MW stages may be configured for different ranges to determine the general range of the moving object. Based on signal levels present on these MW stages, an approximate object range may be determined. The sensitivity of the MW alarm stage is then adjusted based on a MW alarm state sensitivity vs. object range function that is optimized to alarm on humans and ignore small animals and insects. The method and system may be used in detection systems incorporating a MW sensor. |