Ultra-wideband radar sensors and networks

Abstract

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.

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[0001] Cross-references to related applications [0002] This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 763,815, which was filed on January 30, 2006, entitled "Strategic ad hoc low power ultra-wideband (UWB) rearguard sensors (RGS)", which is cited herein This application serves as a reference. This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 763,785, which was filed on January 30, 2006 under the title "Low-Power Network UWB Radar Sensors", which is incorporated herein by reference. This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 763,814, which was filed on January 30, 2006 under the title "Cooperative Detection, Discrimination, and Tracking Ultra-wideband Radar Sensor Network", which is incorporated herein by reference . [0003] According to Contract No. W-7405-ENG-48 between the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of California concerning the operation of the Lawrence...

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[0018] The above findings add a number of important fundamentals to methods that use energy received in reflections from targets for identification, however, these techniques generally employ higher powers that result in significantly stronger reflected energy

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