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Benefits of TechnologyDetection of potential IED at a
distanceRecognition of wireless devices in electrically diverse
environmentAllows better detection of device by manipulating
unintentionalemissions of device
All active electronic devices radiate electromagnetic energy.
Since thelevels of these electromagnetic emissions are often above
instrument noiselevels, it is possible to detect and identify a
device based on itselectromagnetic emissions. It has been
demonstrated that theseelectromagnetic emissions are unique to many
electronic devices. Ourinvention exploits the use of these
unintentional electromagnetic emissionsfor detection and
identification of an electronic device from a distance.
Ourinvention also has the ability to modify the unintentional
electromagneticemissions of certain devices through electromagnetic
stimulation to allowbetter detection of these devices. Our
technique currently can detectwireless receivers at several tens of
meters in a noisy urban environment.Much greater distances are
possible using better equipment and throughfurther refinement of
our algorithms.
IED Detection Project
Recognizing ImprovisedExplosive Devises (IEDs)by
UnintendedElectromagneticEmissions
DEVELOPMENT STATUS:
Two Years inDevelopmentLab Prototype Developedand Tested
Patented 7,464,005 Electromagnetic
Emissions Stimulationand Detection System
PCT Pending
IP STATUS:
Case 06UMR090
IED graphic used by permission of the Springfield
News-Leader
Potential/CommercialApplicationsMilitary use to recognizeand
find potentialImprovised ExplosiveDevices (IED).
Missouri S&T seeks a partner to license or further
develop:
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For Case 06UMR090 , IED Detection Project search:Taxonomies:
Defense & MilitaryThreat Detection
Keywords:UM-RollaIEDExplosiveDetectionElectromagnetic
Other available technology uses stimulated emissions to
illuminatenon-linear junctions, causing the junction to re-radiate
harmonics orinter-modulation products of the original stimulation
signals. Thistechnology presents challenges when identifying
specific devices ordifferentiating devices from one another, due to
the large number of non-linear junctions that respond to the
stimulation. A rusty nailproduces a response much like an
electronic device. Incontrast, our invention has the ability to
distinguish between differentelectronic devices using the device's
unique unintentionalelectromagnetic emissions and will not mistake
objects containingno active electronics for an active electronic
device. The inventionincludes specific algorithms for detecting
wireless receivers .While these receivers may be passively detected
by our device, ourinvention also outlines methods of altering the
unintentionalemissions from wireless receivers using an
electromagneticstimulation, which allows detection from greater
distances andallows generic detection of a class of receivers.
TECHNOLOGY SPONSORS
Missouri S&T self-funded thisresearch. No external federalor
corporate sponsorship.Please feel free to share thistechnology with
all interestedparties.
The InventorsTodd H. Hubing, Ph.D.Professor, Formerly of
Missouri S&T,now of Clemson UniversityMichelin Professor of
Vehicular Electronics
Research Interests Aerospace and Automotive Electromagnetic
Compatibility,
Numerical Electromagnetic Modeling, Detection and Identification
of Electronic Systems, automatic control
Daryl Beetner, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Electrical and
ComputerEngineering, Missouri S&T
Research Interests Digital System Design; Embedded Computer
Systems;Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Chip
Design,
Electromagnetic Compatibility, Skin Cancer Detection
Sarah Seguin, Ph.D. StudentElectrical and Computer
Engineering,Missouri S&T
Research Interests Electronic Device Detection, Parallel FDTD
Computation
CONTACT INFORMATION
OTCEDTechnology Transfer OfficeEric Anderson, Licensing
Specialist203 University Center1870 Miner CircleRolla, MO
65409-1110Phone: 573-341-4690Fax: 573-341-6579Email:
[email protected]://otced.mst.edu
View all Missouri S&Ttechnologies attech.missouri.edu
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