Application Measuring building and structure drift caused by earthquakes Advantages Rapid and reliable extraction of time-critical data Interstory drift measurement errors in the sub-millimeter range Use of wireless communication nodes allowing sensors to form a self-configuring and self-healing mesh network … [Read more...] about An advanced optical sensor for measuring the displacement of civil infrastructure 2020-099
Sensors and Detectors
Machine-learning Based Stabilization Controller for Complex or Unstable Environments 2021-133
Applications: Laser and beam stabilization AI applications such as drones and robotics in unfamiliar/unstable terrain Industrial plants with many sensors and controls, which need to use AI to improve throughput and efficiency Benefits: Differential states training enables system identification on a free-drifting high input/output system without a knowledge of … [Read more...] about Machine-learning Based Stabilization Controller for Complex or Unstable Environments 2021-133
Single Photon Color Image Sensor 2022-003
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Scientific imaging (e.g., biological, medical, astronomical) BENEFITS: Increased spectral information with lower light intensity or lower exposure time relative to current devices Operation in a practical temperature range for use in biological/medical equipment and most telescopes BACKGROUND: Current state of the art imagers … [Read more...] about Single Photon Color Image Sensor 2022-003
Non-local Antiferromagnetic Memory Storage 2022-013
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Incorporated into spintronic-based computer hardware as a method of transporting and storing information in antiferromagnetic (AFM) bits Non-local sensor BENEFITS: AFM switches perform faster and with less energy compared with ferromagnetic switches BACKGROUND: Past work has included researchers’ initial discovery of switching … [Read more...] about Non-local Antiferromagnetic Memory Storage 2022-013
Multimodal Free-moving Data Fusion for Gamma Ray Imaging Analysis 2021-015
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Online and offline free-moving gamma-ray imaging 2D gamma-ray imaging Nuclear security and safeguards for radiological search and material accountancy Emergency response, environmental remediation, and nuclear security for mapping the distribution of radiological materials in contaminated environments Occlusion/masked systems … [Read more...] about Multimodal Free-moving Data Fusion for Gamma Ray Imaging Analysis 2021-015