161 |
Radar sensor and method of detecting object using the same |
US13650893 |
2012-10-12 |
US09041592B2 |
2015-05-26 |
Ki-Yong Jeon |
A radar sensor and a method of detecting an object by using the same are provided. The method includes: receiving at least one radar signal reflected from the object; converting the received at least one radar signal to at least one signal in a frequency domain; accumulating the converted at least one signal for a predetermined time and extracting at least one feature from the accumulated at least one signal; and identifying the object by comparing the extracted at least one feature with at least one reference value stored in a database. |
162 |
ULTRA WIDEBAND MONITORING SYSTEMS AND ANTENNAS |
US14299161 |
2014-06-09 |
US20150141794A1 |
2015-05-21 |
Senglee Foo |
Apparatus for monitoring vital signs of one or more living subjects comprises a monitoring station and at least one sensor in communication with the monitoring station. The sensor comprises an antenna system, an ultra wideband radar system coupled to the antenna system, a signal processor and a communication system. The signal processor is connected to receive a signal from the ultra wideband radar system and configured to extract from the signal information about one or more vital signs of a person or animal in a sensing volume corresponding to the antenna system. The communication system is configured to transmit the information to the monitoring station. |
163 |
Sensor suite and signal processing for border surveillance |
US13710131 |
2012-12-10 |
US09030351B2 |
2015-05-12 |
Phillip 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) an IBM CELL 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. |
164 |
SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING MOTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL, NOTABLY A HUMAN INDIVIDUAL, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD |
US14352130 |
2012-10-31 |
US20140261887A1 |
2014-09-18 |
Stephan Groot; Ronny Harmanny; Hans Driessen |
System (1) for characterizing motion of at least one individual forming a target, comprising a radar emitting electromagnetic signals towards the target and receiving echoed signals, output as radar data, preprocessing means (11) receiving radar data as input and outputting a spectrogram representing time variations of the Doppler spectrum of the radar data, characterizing means (13) configured for outputting a probability density estimation of the state of a target, state means a vector of properties from a target, referred to as state vector, the system being characterized in that said state vector comprises at least one discrete target gait classification variable determining one target gait model among a set of determined target gait models, and a set of discrete and/or continuous motion parameters, the characterizing means comprising estimation means estimating the probability density of said state vector from said spectrogram. |
165 |
DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION PROGRAM |
US14343967 |
2012-09-28 |
US20140218186A1 |
2014-08-07 |
Koji Kawamoto |
The present invention relates to a detection device 100 for a vehicle, which can prevent damage to the vehicle by detecting occurrence of abnormality before the vehicle is damaged, and can accurately detect abnormality inside and outside the vehicle. The detection device 100 for a vehicle of the present invention includes: a transmission antenna 1, installed inside a vehicle 50, for transmitting a radio wave; reception antennae 2, 3, 4, and 5, installed inside the vehicle 50, for receiving the radio wave; and an abnormality detection calculation section 6 that calculates a spatial feature amount P(t) based on the radio wave received by each of the reception antennae 2, 3, 4, and 5, and detects, based on the calculated spatial feature amount P(t), a motion of a person outside the vehicle 50 and a motion of a person intruding into the vehicle 50. |
166 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM USING COORDINATED AIRBORNE AND GROUND PLATFORMS FOR DETECTING OIL COVERED BY ICE |
US13708256 |
2012-12-07 |
US20140159936A1 |
2014-06-12 |
GREGORY MEDLIN; EMILE GANTHIER; STEPHEN T. HOGUE; SEAN FREEMAN; JOHN WARNER SHIPLEY |
A method for detecting an oil mass covered by ice includes collecting alert data at a first probability of detection using an airborne platform moved about a search area above the ice. An alert area having a likelihood of an oil mass covered by the ice is determined based upon the alert data. Confirmation data is collected at a second probability of detection higher than the first probability of detection using a ground platform moved over the alert area. An oil mass covered by the ice is detected based upon the confirmation data. |
167 |
Ultra-wideband radar sensors and networks |
US11699638 |
2007-01-29 |
US08502729B2 |
2013-08-06 |
Richard R. Leach, Jr.; Faranak Nekoogar; Peter C. Haugen |
Ultra wideband radar motion sensors strategically placed in an area of interest communicate with a wireless ad hoc network to provide remote area surveillance. Swept range impulse radar and a heart and respiration monitor combined with the motion sensor further improves discrimination. |
168 |
Event detecting apparatus |
US12449964 |
2008-02-29 |
US08441390B2 |
2013-05-14 |
Tomoaki Ohtsuki; Hiroyuki Tsuji; Shouhei Ikeda |
An event detecting apparatus capable of high-precision detection of an event even by use of a narrow-band signal comprises: a plurality of antennas 21 that receive radio waves transmitted from a transmitter, a correlation matrix operation unit 22 that expresses signals received by the plurality of antennas 21 as received vectors, to operate a correlation matrix on the basis of the received vectors, an eigenvector operation unit 23 that performs eigenvalue expansion of the correlation matrix operated by the correlation matrix operation unit 22, to operate eigenvectors covering a signal subspace, and an event detecting unit 24 that detects a temporal change in the eigenvectors operated by the eigenvector operation unit 23, to detect an event. |
169 |
Ultra wideband monitoring systems and antennas |
US12281146 |
2007-03-06 |
US08428696B2 |
2013-04-23 |
Senglee Foo |
Apparatus for monitoring vital signs of one or more living subjects comprises a monitoring station and at least one sensor in communication with the monitoring station. The sensor comprises an antenna system, an ultra wideband radar system coupled to the antenna system, a signal processor and a communication system. The signal processor is connected to receive a signal from the ultra wideband radar system and configured to extract from the signal information about one or more vital signs of a person or animal in a sensing volume corresponding to the antenna system. The communication system is configured to transmit the information to the monitoring station. |
170 |
Adaptive radar |
US12525061 |
2008-01-31 |
US08314732B2 |
2012-11-20 |
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. |
171 |
Adaptive control of a personal electronic device responsive to a micro-impulse radar |
US13136405 |
2011-07-29 |
US20120276849A1 |
2012-11-01 |
Roderick A. Hyde; Jordin T. Kare; Lowell L. Wood, JR. |
A personal electronic device is configured to be adaptively controlled responsive to data from a micro-impulse radar (MIR). |
172 |
Radar visibility model |
US11811343 |
2007-06-08 |
US08026844B2 |
2011-09-27 |
Philip A. Fox; Joseph W. Maresca, Jr.; Dennis M. Hancock; Charles L. Rino |
A method for determining whether a target of interest located within radar resolution cells in a target area of interest is detectable with a radar system from a location and elevation of the radar system is described. The method includes the steps of (a) developing a topographic map of the terrain in the target area of interest; (b) mapping the radar resolution cells onto the topographic map; (c) modeling radar signal propagation to each of the radar resolution cells on the topographic map; and (d) determining, using the results of the modeling, if the radar system has sufficient signal-to-noise (SNR) to detect the target of interest. |
173 |
Method for surveillance to detect a land target |
US11811271 |
2007-06-08 |
US08026842B2 |
2011-09-27 |
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. |
174 |
PASSIVE RADAR FOR PRESENCE AND MOTION DETECTION |
US12937401 |
2009-04-09 |
US20110148689A1 |
2011-06-23 |
Alessio Filippi; Biju Kumar; 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. |
175 |
Systems and methods for improved target tracking for tactical imaging |
US11745170 |
2007-05-07 |
US07916895B2 |
2011-03-29 |
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. |
176 |
Sensor suite and signal processing for border surveillance |
US11811353 |
2007-06-08 |
US20110001657A1 |
2011-01-06 |
Philip 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) an IBM CELL 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. |
177 |
Hand-Held Pocket-Sized Barrier Penetrating Motion Detector |
US11925311 |
2007-10-26 |
US20100328068A1 |
2010-12-30 |
Robert Edward Schreiner |
A motion detector utilizing a low microwave frequency that penetrates dry, non-metallic barriers and detects motion by sensing a Doppler shift in the received signal that has been reflected off of aqueous or metallic objects is disclosed. It is a battery powered hand-held pocket-sized device that includes a microwave motion sensing module that preferably operates continuously at a single frequency, with a single antenna for both transmitting and receiving microwave signals. Circuitry converts the Doppler shift in the received signal into a voltage that is then modified so that it can be immediately displayed to the user on an indicator meter. It is also contemplated that the device include a data logging module for storing the modified signal, another type of data, or both. The device can also include a means for charging the batteries and an on-off switch to conserve power while the device is not in use. |
178 |
EVENT DETECTING APPARATUS |
US12449964 |
2008-02-29 |
US20100164780A1 |
2010-07-01 |
Tomoaki Ohtsuki; Hiroyuki Tsuji; Shouhei Ikeda |
An event detecting apparatus capable of high-precision detection of an event even by use of a narrow-band signal comprises: a plurality of antennas 21 that receive radio waves transmitted from a transmitter, a correlation matrix operation unit 22 that expresses signals received by the plurality of antennas 21 as received vectors, to operate a correlation matrix on the basis of the received vectors, an eigenvector operation unit 23 that performs eigenvalue expansion of the correlation matrix operated by the correlation matrix operation unit 22, to operate eigenvectors covering a signal subspace, and an event detecting unit 24 that detects a temporal change in the eigenvectors operated by the eigenvector operation unit 23, to detect an event. |
179 |
System and method for improving infrared detector performance in dual detector system |
US11714934 |
2007-03-07 |
US07679509B2 |
2010-03-16 |
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. |
180 |
Method and Apparatus for Representing and Classifying Microwave Back-Projection Radar Signals |
US12118079 |
2008-05-09 |
US20090278726A1 |
2009-11-12 |
Ankur Jain; Daniel N. Nikovski |
A moving object is classified by transmitting, by a linear array of transmit antenna elements, a microwave into a surveillance area. A scattered microwave backprojected from a moving object is received by a linear array of receive antenna elements. Features are extracted from the scattered microwave related to a spiral evolution of the scattered microwave. The moving object is then classified as one of a set of possible classes according to the extracted features, and an alarm signal can be generated indicating the selected class. |