295 results about "Backscatter" patented technology

System and method for controlling electromagnetic spatial radiation over a region by coordination the utilization of multiple ambient backscatter (ABC) nodes and repositionable dynamic reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs). Multiple coordinated ABCs are used to protect the region of primary use against the radiation due to the secondary users. Repositionable dynamic RISs provide more robustness to shadowing and power fluctuations in short time frame.

Methods and devices for analyzing a sample from a subject are provided. A device includes one or more coherent light sources and one or more partially coherent light sources. The light sources are configured to emit first and second wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation towards an imaging chamber configured to hold blood cells. The light sources are aligned to illuminate a single common area of the imaging chamber. The device includes optics positioned to receive light from the imaging chamber, and a detector in optical communication with the optics. The detector is configured to detect fluorescence emission and backscatter from blood cells when present in the imaging chamber. The device includes mixers / unmixers configured to replicate and mix first and second signals representative of the responses to the first and second wavelengths after interacting with the plurality of blood cells to generate spectro-spatial responses.

The invention relates to the technical field of nuclear radiation imaging, in particular to a radiation array detector, a back scattering imaging system and a back scattering imaging method. The radiation array detector comprises an X-ray photon absorption structure which comprises high-strip-shaped scintillators and low-strip-shaped scintillators which are alternately arranged, the high-strip-shaped scintillators are used for detecting back scattering X-ray photons incident at all angles, the low-strip-shaped scintillators are used for accurately determining the incident direction of the X-ray photons through the collimation effect, and the high-strip-shaped scintillators and the low-strip-shaped scintillators are used for detecting the incident direction of the back scattering X-ray photons; after X-rays enter the photon absorption structure, the high-strip-shaped scintillators and / or the low-strip-shaped scintillators receiving X-ray photons generate scintillation photons. The silicon photomultiplier array is connected with the high strip-shaped scintillator and the low strip-shaped scintillator through a light guide and is used for converting scintillation photons into photoelectric signals; and the position and energy information coding circuit is used for carrying out position and energy information coding on the photoelectric signals generated by the silicon photomultiplier array. According to the invention, the detection efficiency and the direction identification capability of the back scattering X-ray can be effectively improved.

An air vehicle management system comprising a controller for an air vehicle. The controller is configured to determine a prediction of an acceleration using an air vehicle model system and backscatter data. The air vehicle model system is trained to predict the acceleration using the backscatter data and is generated using backscatter light detected from emitting a laser beam in an atmosphere in a direction ahead of the air vehicle. The controller is configured to determine an adjustment to a number of flight control settings for the air vehicle that reduces a stress on the air vehicle using the prediction of the acceleration. The controller is configured to adjust the number of flight control settings using the adjustment.

This application provides a sensing processing method and apparatus, a terminal, and a device. The method includes: obtaining, by a first device, a first sensing result and a second sensing result; and determining, by the first device, a first parameter based on the first sensing result and the second sensing result. The first sensing result is a measurement sensing result obtained through sensing measurement on a reference target based on a first signal, and the second sensing result is a reference sensing result corresponding to the reference target. The first parameter is used to indicate a measurement error of the sensing measurement. The reference target includes at least one of the following: a moving target within a preset range; a specified target area; or a device equipped with intelligent reflection surface or backscatter communication.

An alternating pulsed lidar system comprising a laser beam generator, a receiver, and an analyzer. The laser beam generator is configured to sequentially emit laser beam pulses from ports for an aircraft into an atmosphere on an alternating basis between the ports. The receiver is configured to receive a backscatter light generated in response to sequentially emitting the laser beam pulses and generate backscatter data from the backscatter light. The analyzer is configured to determine a set of parameters for the aircraft using the backscatter data.

A laser beam scanning system comprises a lidar system in an aircraft and a controller. The lidar system is configured to emit a laser beam into an atmosphere during flight of the aircraft; receive backscatter light generated in response to emitting the laser beam; and generate backscatter data using the backscatter light. The controller is configured to control the lidar system to move the laser beam to scan an area using a pattern that is based on a sequence of locations in the pattern being nearest to a center of the area. The controller is configured to control the lidar system to generate measurements of the area using the backscatter data generated from scanning the area.

The invention relates to the field of optical measurement, in particular to a reflective interference film thickness measurement method and system for eliminating back scattering of a transparent substrate, and the method comprises the following steps: transmitting a light beam through a low-coherence-length broadband light source, and forming linearly polarized light through polarization modulation; focusing the light beam to the surface of the film through a confocal optical system; collecting reflection interference signals of the upper surface and the lower surface of the film; spatial filtering, low-coherence gating and polarization control are used for cooperatively inhibiting back scattering of the substrate. And processing the acquired interference signal, and calculating to obtain film thickness information. According to the invention, triple inhibition mechanisms are adopted for synergistic effect, and the method comprises the following steps: spatial filtering: shielding out-of-focus back reflected light through a confocal small hole; low-coherence gating: using a short coherence length to naturally suppress a reflected signal beyond a coherence range; and polarization control: further weakening stray light interference through polarization state matching, and effectively suppressing back scattering of the substrate.

Integrated backscatter X-ray assemblies for detecting backscatter X-rays reflected by a target area of an article under test are disclosed. The integrated backscatter X-ray assembly includes an enclosure, an X-ray power supply, an X-ray tube, a backscatter X-ray detector and a cooling fluid. The X-ray power supply disposed within the enclosure. The X-ray tube disposed within the enclosure and operatively coupled to the X-ray power supply. The backscatter X-ray detector is disposed within the enclosure. The cooling fluid disposed within the enclosure such that the X-ray power supply, the X-ray tube and the backscatter X-ray detector are immersed in the cooling fluid. In various examples, integrated backscatter X-ray assemblies may also include a movable base and / or a mobile platform. Methods for detecting backscatter X-rays reflected by a target area of an article under test are also disclosed.

An inspection portal includes a first x-ray source configured to emit a first beam, a first backscatter detector configured to detect backscatter from the first beam, a second x-ray source configured to emit a second beam, a second backscatter detector configured to detect backscatter from the second beam, and at least one first collimator and at least one second collimator, each oriented to detect backscatter from the associated beam and to block scatter from the other beam. The first and second backscatter detectors are configured to weight signals acquired using each of their detector element based on the first and second beams. The first backscatter detector is configured to use signal processing techniques to mitigate crosstalk due to scatter from the second beam, and the second backscatter detector is configured to use the signal processing techniques to mitigate crosstalk due to scatter from the first beam.

A distributed optical fibre sensor is described which is arranged to measure one or more parameters as functions of position along a sensing optical fibre that extends along a path through an environment. The sensor includes a first probe light source arranged to generate pulses of first probe light in one or more first wavelength bands, a second probe light source arranged to generate pulses of second probe light in one or more second wavelength bands separate from said first wavelength bands, a wavelength division multiplexer arranged to launch the first probe light pulses and the second probe light pulses into the sensing optical fibre for backscatter within the sensing optical fibre, and a receiver arranged to receive and separately detect both Raman shifted components of the backscattered probe light, and coherent Rayleigh backscattered components of the second probe light.

Provided are various systems and processes for improving last-mile delivery of real-time, on-demand orders for perishable goods. In one aspect, an automated vehicle (AV) comprises a body including a storage compartment for storing perishable goods. The storage compartment is accessible by a user upon authentication of the user. The AV further comprises a sensor module for receiving data for navigating the AV. The sensor module is positioned above the body on a support structure at a predetermined height above the ground, such as three to five feet. The data includes one or more of the following: audio data, video data, radio waves, and backscattered light waves. The AV further comprises an onboard computer system configured to process the data to navigate the AV along motor vehicle routes and pedestrian routes. The AV may be configured to interface with an automated locker system to retrieve or deposit the perishable goods.

The invention discloses a portable X-ray back scattering security check system based on AI image enhancement. The system belongs to the technical field of radiation imaging, and comprises a sensing unit used for sensing physical situation information in an imaging process so as to generate time-sequenced physical prior data; the prediction unit is used for predicting a future scanning behavior based on the physical prior data to generate a feed-forward control instruction and prediction confidence; the regulation and control unit is used for adaptively regulating and controlling scanning parameters based on the feedforward control instruction and recording execution information including regulation and control residual errors; and the AI reconstruction processor is used for performing enhanced reconstruction on the original X-ray image based on the physical priori data, the prediction confidence and the execution information. By constructing an intelligent closed loop of perception, prediction, regulation and control and reconstruction, physical uncertainty information in the imaging process is quantized and used for guiding AI reconstruction, so that the problem of information fault between physical acquisition and digital reconstruction is solved, and the quality and reliability of a final image are improved.

Methods and devices for analyzing a sample from a subject are provided. A device includes one or more coherent light sources and one or more partially coherent light sources. The light sources are configured to emit first and second wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation towards an imaging chamber configured to hold blood cells. The light sources are aligned to illuminate a single common area of the imaging chamber. The device includes optics positioned to receive light from the imaging chamber, and a detector in optical communication with the optics. The detector is configured to detect fluorescence emission and backscatter from blood cells when present in the imaging chamber. The device includes mixers / unmixers configured to replicate and mix first and second signals representative of the responses to the first and second wavelengths after interacting with the plurality of blood cells to generate spectro-spatial responses.

Backscatter AMP device detection and characterization using Ultra Wideband (UWB) impulse radar may be provided. First, a computing device may transmit an UWB signal comprising pulses to a Backscatter Device (BKD). Next, the computing device may receive a reflection of the UWB signal from the BKD in response to the UWB signal. Then the computing device may locate the BKD using a Channel Impulse Response (CIR) of the reflection of the UWB signal.

A backscatter x-ray system has an x-ray device, a movable platform, and a processor. The x-ray device includes an x-ray emitter and an x-ray detector. The movable platform positions the x-ray device relative to a frontside of a structure. The processor is communicatively couplable to the x-ray device. The x-ray emitter emits x-rays that penetrate the structure from the frontside. The x-ray detector detects a backscatter of the x-rays reflected from the structure. The processor generates x-ray images of the structure based on the backscatter, and analyzes the x-ray images in a manner facilitating at least one of manufacturing and inspection of the structure.

There is provided a method for inspecting and measuring one or more installed one-sided fasteners in a structure. The method includes positioning an X-ray imaging system at a first side of the structure at a location of the one or more installed one-sided fasteners. The method further includes emitting X-rays at the first side of the structure, detecting backscatter from the one or more installed one-sided fasteners, and generating image data from the X-ray imaging system in response to detecting the backscatter. The method further includes measuring and analyzing the image data, with an image processing system, to obtain one or more measurements of one or more dimensions of the one or more installed one-sided fasteners. The method further includes using the image data to inspect the one or more installed one-sided fasteners, and to detect any inconsistencies in the one or more measurements of the one or more dimensions.

A method of performing optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) on a fiber under test (FUT) that comprises a portion of hollow core fiber (HCF) and a portion of solid core fiber (SCF) is described. The method comprises determining a position of a transition between the SCF and the HCF in the FUT; setting a time delay in switch control circuitry using the determined position of the transition; and generating an OTDR trace graph using light detected by a photodetector, wherein the time delay is used to control an optical switch to block light backscattered within the SCF from reaching the photodetector (e.g. by absorbing, attenuating or diverting the backscattered light).

The invention discloses an offshore wind driven generator identification method based on a multi-source remote sensing image, relates to a remote sensing image identification technology, and effectively improves the identification accuracy of an offshore wind driven generator. According to the method, tile division is performed on a global coastal dedicated economic area, then sentinel1 images in each tile range are generated, a plurality of connected domains are set in the sentinel1 images, candidate pattern spots are obtained, sentinel2 image slices at the candidate pattern spots are generated, pattern spot classification is performed on all the sentinel2 image slices through a classification algorithm, and the classification efficiency of the candidate pattern spots is improved. And a time-back scattering signal curve is generated according to a classification result, convolution calculation is performed on the time-back scattering signal curve to obtain the construction time of the offshore wind power generator, and various information of the offshore wind power generator is stored according to wgs84 coordinates of each tile and each pattern spot.

The present disclosure generally relates to systems, software, and computer-implemented methods for distributed acoustic sensing (DAS). One example system includes a two-dimensional (2D) waveguide, including a 2D substrate and a waveguide embedded in the 2D substrate, the waveguide configured to backscatter optical signals, and a first optical sensing system. The first optical sensing system can be configured to transmit a first optical signal into the 2D waveguide, receive a backscattered optical signal generated based on backscattering the first optical signal by the 2D waveguide, and generate a sensing result based on the backscattered optical signal.

A vacuum cleaner device comprises a housing having a motor fan assembly configured to generate an airflow along an airflow path extending between a dirty air inlet and a clean air outlet. At least one dust particle sensor assembly is mounted along the airflow path and downstream of the motor fan assembly wherein the at least one dust particle sensor assembly comprises a light source and a light detector wherein the light detector is configured to generate a detected light signal in response to backscattered light from dust particles in the airflow. A controller is connected to the at least one dust particle sensor assembly and configured to generate a signal indicative of the operational status of the vacuum cleaner device in response to the received detected light signal from the at least one dust particle sensor assembly.

A method to perform measurements of a field (100) is disclosed. The method includes disposing a landing dock (122) at a target location in the field, the landing dock (122) being coupled to a fiber optic cable (123) for distributed fiber-optic sensing measurement, directing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (150) to land on the landing dock, the UAV (150) including an interrogator unit (151), communicatively coupling, in response to the UAV landing on the landing dock (122), the interrogator unit (151) and the fiber optic cable (123), sending, by the interrogator unit (151), a light pulse to the fiber optic cable (123), receiving, by the interrogator unit (151) and in response to sending the light pulse, a backscattered light signal from the fiber optic cable (123), and generating, by the interrogator unit (151) and based on the received backscattered light signal, a measurement of the target location.

The invention relates to a reduced-size FMCW lidar imager system. The imager system comprises an optical source 10 for a coherent, continuous and frequency-modulated primary signal Sp in order to illuminate the scene 2; an optical collection element 41 configured to collect a backscattered signal Sret,c; a photodetector 50 intended to receive a heterodyne signal Sh associated with the collected signal Sret,c; and a processing unit 60 configured to determine the distance zsc from the scene based on a beat frequency of the heterodyne signal sh. It is configured to fully direct the primary signal Sp to the scene 2. It additionally comprises a reflector 42 configured to reflect a portion Spr,nc, called uncollected signal Sret,nc, of the backscattered signal Sret, not collected by the optical collection element 41, in the direction of the scene 2.

According to the high-gain back scattering detector and the observation system provided by the invention, the detector can be adaptively integrated with the immersed objective lens, and the combination scheme can realize the remarkable advantage of no loss of the working distance. According to the detector provided by the invention, the light path conduction structure is optimized, and the detector is cooperatively matched with the immersed objective lens, so that the advantage of high-resolution imaging of the immersed objective lens is reserved, the efficient capturing capability of the detector on backscattered electrons is maintained, and sufficient working distance can still be ensured in a high-precision observation scene. The flexible optical fiber is adopted to complete optical signal transmission in the sample bin, the length and the overall size of the light guide pipe can be effectively reduced, and the situation that a large-size light guide pipe of a conventional scintillator type back scattering electron detector occupies too much space in the sample bin is avoided. In addition, the detector realizes four-channel independent imaging of the scintillator type back scattering electron detector through a customized four-channel light guide pipe by connecting an independent optical fiber and a PMT.

A system may include a fiber optic cable buried under a surface and a smart sensor module coupled to the fiber optic cable. A controller may be coupled to the smart sensor module. The smart sensor module includes a light source coupled to an end of the fiber optic cable and a detector coupled to the end of the fiber optic cable. The controller may manage a transmission of a pulse of light from the light source to launch the pulse of light into the fiber optic cable. The detector may receive a backscatter generated from the pulse of light scattered off fiber molecules of the fiber optic cable. The smart sensor module may determine a temperature of the fiber optic cable based on an intensity of the generated backscatter. The controller may send an alert when the determined temperature is outside a predetermined threshold range from a base temperature.

This optical fiber wireless transmission system comprises: an optical transmitter (10) that converts a wireless signal and a monitoring swept-frequency signal in a frequency band different from the frequency band of the wireless signal into an optical signal having an intensity and outputs the optical signal as transmitted signal light; an optical receiver (20) that receives the transmitted signal light from the optical transmitter (10) via an optical fiber (40); and an optical fiber deterioration monitoring device (30) that converts backscattered light of the transmitted signal light from the optical transmitter (10) caused by the optical fiber into an electrical signal, detects the monitoring swept-frequency signal as a reference signal, and performs arithmetic processing to obtain an impulse response.

This disclosure is directed to pulsed spectropolarimeters for conducting remote, non-perturbative measurements of the local magnetic field, density and temperature fields of a magnetized plasma medium. In one aspect, a pulsed spectropolarimeter includes a light source emitting a polarized light pulse having sufficiently narrow spatial extent at a prescribed wavelength and a light gathering optical system including a light gathering optic having an optic axis directed toward the medium and positioned to collect and collimate a predetermined solid angle of the scattered emission by the pulse in the backward direction, toward the source, while preserving the polarization state of the emission. A proportion of the emission is redirected to a spectrometer detector to determine the spectral distribution of the emission. A second optical collection and spectrometer system collects emission other than backscatter localized to the intersection of the pulse trajectory and the focus of this collection system.

This invention discloses a method for correcting backscatter intensity jumps in multibeam measurement strips. The method uses a Gaussian weighted function to automatically detect backscatter intensity jumps caused by factors such as equipment parameter settings, taking a moving window as the unit. Weighted average values ​​are then used for difference compensation. The corrected intensity data is iteratively detected and corrected for jump points until the jump points converge to 0. Example calculations show that this method can effectively detect and correct intensity jumps in multibeam strips, improving the efficiency and quality of multibeam strip backscatter intensity data processing and enhancing the accuracy of seabed geomorphological analysis based on multibeam intensity data.

Integrated backscatter X-ray assemblies for detecting backscatter X-rays reflected by a target area of an article under test are disclosed. The integrated backscatter X-ray assembly includes an enclosure, an X-ray power supply, an X-ray tube, a backscatter X-ray detector and a cooling fluid. The X-ray power supply disposed within the enclosure. The X-ray tube disposed within the enclosure and operatively coupled to the X-ray power supply. The backscatter X-ray detector is disposed within the enclosure. The cooling fluid disposed within the enclosure such that the X-ray power supply, the X-ray tube and the backscatter X-ray detector are immersed in the cooling fluid. In various examples, integrated backscatter X-ray assemblies may also include a movable base and / or a mobile platform. Methods for detecting backscatter X-rays reflected by a target area of an article under test are also disclosed.