Micropower Impulse Radar
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Micropower Impulse Radar is a low power Ultra Wideband radar
developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
, used for sensing and measuring distances to objects in proximity to each other.
Commercial applications include:
Radar
Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...
developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , just outside Livermore, California, is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center founded by the University of California in 1952...
, used for sensing and measuring distances to objects in proximity to each other.
Commercial applications include:
- Vehicles: parking assistance, backup warnings, precollision detection and smart cruise controlCruise controlCruise control is a system that automatically controls the speed of a motor vehicle. The system takes over the throttle of the car to maintain a steady speed as set by the driver.-History:...
(measures the distance to the vehicles in front of you and if they get too close, throttle is released and brakes are applied). - Appliances: studfinders and laser tape measures.
- Security: home intrusion motion sensors and perimeter surveillance.
- Search and rescue: micropower impulse radar can detect the beating of a human heart or respiration from long distances.