DISTRIBUTED SENSOR NETWORK WITH A COMMON PROCESSING PLATFORM FOR CBMRNE DEVICES AND NOVEL APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. An integrated chemical, biological, metals, radiation, nuclear, and explosives (CBMRNE) materials detection and identification system, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors, comprising;
one or more chemical detection sensors,one or more chemical identification sensors,one or more biological detection sensors,one or more biological identification sensors,one or more radiation detection sensors,one or more radiation identification sensors,one or more nuclear detection sensors,one or more nuclear identification sensors,one or more explosives detection sensors, andone or more explosives identification sensors;
a digital data collection system and communications system, communicatively coupled with the detection and identification sensors, for transfer of the collected radiation data to an analysis system; and
a spectral analysis system, communicatively coupled with the digital data collection system and communications system, to analyze sensor data provided by the plurality of sensors to identify the specific, chemical and biological materials or isotopes present; and
an information processing system, communicatively coupled with the spectral analysis system, that analyzes the chemical, biological, explosives, or isotopes found to identify if the materials are hazardous and the possible materials or goods that they represent; and
a centralized database for analysis of event data, statistics, patterns, forensic analysis and projections.
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Abstract
An integrated chemical, biological, metals, radiation, nuclear, explosives sensor system I-CBMRNE deployed on a common platform supports chemical, biological, metals, radiation, nuclear, explosives (CBMRNE) surveillance systems. The common platform provides a database for collected sensor and video data, spectral analysis for sensor data, pattern recognition systems, data analysis and communications. An I-CBMRNE sensor system provides modular sensor interfaces to enable integration of any commercial off the shelf or proprietary sensor, and provides for ease of integration for new sensor technologies as they emerge. An I-CBMRNE sensor system provides critical functions for sensor support enabling accurate calibrated data to be presented for analysis.
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10 Claims
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1. An integrated chemical, biological, metals, radiation, nuclear, and explosives (CBMRNE) materials detection and identification system, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors, comprising; one or more chemical detection sensors, one or more chemical identification sensors, one or more biological detection sensors, one or more biological identification sensors, one or more radiation detection sensors, one or more radiation identification sensors, one or more nuclear detection sensors, one or more nuclear identification sensors, one or more explosives detection sensors, and one or more explosives identification sensors; a digital data collection system and communications system, communicatively coupled with the detection and identification sensors, for transfer of the collected radiation data to an analysis system; and a spectral analysis system, communicatively coupled with the digital data collection system and communications system, to analyze sensor data provided by the plurality of sensors to identify the specific, chemical and biological materials or isotopes present; and an information processing system, communicatively coupled with the spectral analysis system, that analyzes the chemical, biological, explosives, or isotopes found to identify if the materials are hazardous and the possible materials or goods that they represent; and a centralized database for analysis of event data, statistics, patterns, forensic analysis and projections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of differentiating between gamma pulses and neutron pulses, comprising:
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receiving a signal from an output of a neutron detector; analyzing a pulse shape of the signal, differentiating the pulse shape between gamma pulses and neutron pulses; and determining that the pulse shape of the signal is one of a gamma pulse and a neutron pulse.
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10. A method of using naturally occurring background radiation as a comparison source for auto calibration of a sensor integration unit communicatively coupled with one or more radiation sensors.
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