SBIR Phase II: Through-Building Device-free Localization for Emergency and Tactical Operations

SBIR第二阶段项目的创新是为警察和SWAT团队开发和商业化低成本的贯穿建筑物的监控产品，该产品使用部署在建筑物外部的无线传感器网络来定位和跟踪整个建筑物中的人员。与其他穿透单壁成像技术不同，设备不需要靠在墙上。该项目将开发新技术，使该系统对警察队最终用户有用，无需大量培训即可快速部署和使用。具体来说，产品应该研究在大型建筑物之间实现强大连接的方法;开发2.5维（x，y +楼层）成像和跟踪的能力;开发自动适应环境的自适应估计算法;开发适合快速部署的设备，并开发包括用户界面的实时商业原型。在项目结束时，这些发展的结合应该允许交付一个原型的特警队，他们部署和使用自己的训练演习。更广泛的/商业的影响是商业化的技术，警察和特警队（特种武器和战术）快速获得情况情报，将挽救生命。 每年都有生命损失，因为执法人员在进入建筑物之前不知道里面发生了什么。此外，其他拯救生命的应用也将受益于所开发的技术，例如：军事城市行动;建筑安全和国土安全系统;在倒塌的建筑物中或在火灾救援中寻找幸存者;以及工人安全系统。该公司的技术也适用于通过监控老年人的活动以确保他们的安全和健康，从而使老年人在自己家中生活更长时间的系统。针对这些挑战提出的解决方案是独特有用的，因为它不需要人佩戴或携带任何设备，并且不能对人的面部或特征进行成像，从而保护隐私。该技术能够透过墙壁“看到”，即使在黑暗中或烟雾中。这些特性使其成为室内和室外安全系统、家庭监控系统、“智能建筑”节能系统和其他上下文感知计算系统的有力工具。该项目开发了具有许多引人注目的应用的新传感模式的技术。

The innovation of this SBIR Phase II project is the development and commercialization of a low-cost through-building surveillance product for police and SWAT teams that locates and tracks people across an entire building using a network of wireless sensors deployed around the outside of the building. Unlike other through-single-wall imaging technologies, a device does not need to be held against a wall. This project will develop new technologies that make the system useful for police team end-users to quickly deploy and use without extensive training. Specifically, the produce should investigate methods to achieve robust connectivity across larger buildings; develop capabilities for 2.5-dimensional (x,y + floor) imaging and tracking; develop adaptive estimation algorithms that automatically adjust to the environment; develop devices suited for rapid deployment, and develop a real-time commercial prototype including user interface. At the end of the project, the combination of these developments should allow delivery of a prototype to a SWAT team for them to deploy and use on their own in a training exercise.The broader/commercial impact is the commercialization of a technology for police and SWAT (special weapons and tactics) teams to quickly obtain situational intelligence that will save lives. Lives are lost every year because law enforcement officers do not know what is happening inside a building prior to entering. In addition, other life-saving applications will benefit from technologies developed, for example: military urban operations; building security and homeland security systems; finding people alive in collapsed buildings or during fire rescue; and worker safety systems. The firms technology is also useful in systems that allow elderly to live longer in their own home by monitoring their activities to ensure their safety and health. The proposed solution to these challenges is uniquely useful because it does not require a person to wear or carry any device, and cannot image a person's face or features, thus preserving privacy. The technology is capable of "seeing" through walls, even in the dark or through smoke. These features make it compelling for indoor and outdoor security systems, in-home monitoring systems, "smart building" energy-conservation systems, and other context-aware computing systems. This project develops technologies for a new sensing modality with many compelling applications.