公开(公告)号：US20140185037A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-03

申请号：US14196852

申请日：2014-03-04

Applicant: OPTELLIOS, INC.

Inventor： Zhizhong Zhuang ,  Yuri Zadorozhny ,  Francesco Anthony Annetta ,  Jay S. Patel

IPC: G01M11/00

CPC classification number: G01M11/33 ,  G01D5/35361 ,  G01K11/32 ,  G01M5/0025 ,  G01M5/0033 ,  G01M5/0066 ,  G01M5/0091 ,  G01N2201/0886

Abstract: A sweep sensor may include a signal source, a propagation medium, and a detector. By transmitting an interrogating signal from the signal source into the propagation medium, detectable disturbances along the medium can physically alter the characteristics of the medium, which may cause a measureable change in the backscattered signal at the detector. Based on the change, it may be possible to locate the geographic origins of the physical disturbances along the propagation medium, or to determine the nature of the disturbances, or both. For example, it is generally possible to estimate the approximate distance between the detector and the disturbance given the time required to obtain the backscattered signal and the velocity of the signal source in the propagation medium. Further, in some embodiments, it is possible to quantify the amount of disturbance.

Abstract translation: 扫描传感器可以包括信号源，传播介​​质和检测器。 通过从信号源发送询问信号到传播介质中，沿着介质的可检测的干扰可以物理地改变介质的特性，这可能导致检测器处的​​反向散射信号的可测量的变化。 基于这种变化，可以沿着传播介质定位物理扰动的地理起源，或者确定干扰的性质，或者两者。 例如，通常可以估计在获得反向散射信号所需的时间和传播介质中的信号源的速度之间的检测器和干扰之间的近似距离。 此外，在一些实施例中，可以量化扰动的量。

公开(公告)号：US09128007B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-08

申请号：US14196852

申请日：2014-03-04

Applicant: OPTELLIOS, INC.

Inventor： Zhizhong Zhuang ,  Yuri Zadorozhny ,  Francesco Anthony Annetta ,  Jay S. Patel

IPC: G01N21/00 ,  G01M11/00 ,  G01D5/353 ,  G01K11/32 ,  G01M5/00

CPC classification number: G01M11/33 ,  G01D5/35361 ,  G01K11/32 ,  G01M5/0025 ,  G01M5/0033 ,  G01M5/0066 ,  G01M5/0091 ,  G01N2201/0886

Abstract: A sweep sensor may include a signal source, a propagation medium, and a detector. By transmitting an interrogating signal from the signal source into the propagation medium, detectable disturbances along the medium can physically alter the characteristics of the medium, which may cause a measurable change in the backscattered signal at the detector. Based on the change, it may be possible to locate the geographic origins of the physical disturbances along the propagation medium, or to determine the nature of the disturbances, or both. For example, it is generally possible to estimate the approximate distance between the detector and the disturbance given the time required to obtain the backscattered signal and the velocity of the signal source in the propagation medium. Further, in some embodiments, it is possible to quantify the amount of disturbance.

Abstract translation: 扫描传感器可以包括信号源，传播介​​质和检测器。 通过从信号源传输询问信号到传播介质中，沿着介质的可检测的扰动可以物理地改变介质的特性，这可能导致检测器处的​​反向散射信号的可测量的变化。 基于这种变化，可以沿着传播介质定位物理扰动的地理起源，或者确定干扰的性质，或者两者。 例如，通常可以估计在获得反向散射信号所需的时间和传播介质中的信号源的速度之间的检测器和干扰之间的近似距离。 此外，在一些实施例中，可以量化扰动的量。