Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Macro-threat detection using inertial sensors and gravitational sensors
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Application No.: US18143806Application Date: 2023-05-05
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Publication No.: US11860333B2Publication Date: 2024-01-02
- Inventor: James Henry Remer
- Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
- Current Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Lavanya Ratnam; Robert W. Busby; Kelly G. Hyndman
- Main IPC: G01V5/00
- IPC: G01V5/00 ; G06T11/00 ; G01V7/04

Abstract:
Examples are directed toward systems and methods relating to security screening. For example, a screening system includes a sensor array to sense a gravitational field caused by an item, and a conveyor to convey the item through sensing positions for scanning by the sensor array. A controller acquires weight measurement information from sensor elements, and gravitational measurement information from the sensor array. The conveyor incrementally advances the item through additional sensing positions to acquire weight measurement information and gravitational measurement information. The controller performs tomographic reconstruction to generate a tomographic image of the item, using a generated weight map as a static weight input vector and using a generated mass map as a static mass input vector for the tomographic reconstruction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230358915A1 Macro-Threat Detection Using Inertial Sensors and Gravitational Sensors Public/Granted day:2023-11-09
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