Electronics & Communication – Khalifa University Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:45:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-favicon-32x32.jpg Electronics & Communication – Khalifa University 32 32 Tunable Ultrasound Transducers /patent/tunable-ultrasound-transducers Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:09:07 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37597

Brief Broadening market applications for ultrasound transducers Technology Overview Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasound transducers (PMUTs) have emerged as a substitute to conventional ultrasonic sensors. A typical PMUT is a suspended membrane clamped at its edges and driven through piezoelectric effect by the application of an AC voltage. The tunable ultrasound transducers developed provided a range of …

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Broadening market applications for ultrasound transducers

Technology Overview

Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasound transducers (PMUTs) have emerged as a substitute to conventional ultrasonic sensors. A typical PMUT is a suspended membrane clamped at its edges and driven through piezoelectric effect by the application of an AC voltage. The tunable ultrasound transducers developed provided a range of operating frequencies that cannot be optimally addressed by a single transducer.

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]]> Architecture and Method for Real-time Parallel Detection and Extraction of Maximally Stable Extremal Regions /patent/architecture-and-method-for-real-time-parallel-detection-and-extraction-of-maximally-stable-extremal-regions Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:38:23 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37661

Brief Enhancing real-time video analysis Technology Overview Object detection, recognition, and tracking from a video stream is critically important for applications that range from computer vision to robotics to national security. Architecture for real-time parallel detection and extraction of maximally stable extremal regions (MSERs) has been developed. The system is comprised of a communication interface …

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Enhancing real-time video analysis

Technology Overview

Object detection, recognition, and tracking from a video stream is critically important for applications that range from computer vision to robotics to national security. Architecture for real-time parallel detection and extraction of maximally stable extremal regions (MSERs) has been developed. The system is comprised of a communication interface and processing circuitry configured in hardware to receive data streams and extract MSERs in real-time.

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]]> Digital Communication Receiver Using Partial Knowledge of the Channel State Information  /patent/digital-communication-receiver-using-partial-knowledge-of-the-channel-state-information Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:45:58 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37715

Brief Improves efficiency of communication systems Technology Overview Low complexity is an essential requirement for most modern communication systems. The developed digital communication receiver is comprised of a demodulator device, a receiver and a demodulation method for M-ary amplitude shift keying systems (MASK) that requires partial knowledge of the channel state information. The approach doesn’t …

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Improves efficiency of communication systems

Technology Overview

Low complexity is an essential requirement for most modern communication systems. The developed digital communication receiver is comprised of a demodulator device, a receiver and a demodulation method for M-ary amplitude shift keying systems (MASK) that requires partial knowledge of the channel state information. The approach doesn’t require the knowledge of the channel phase shift leading to a robust system without complicated channel estimation techniques.

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]]> Machine-Based Patient-Specific Seizure Classification System /patent/machine-based-patient-specific-seizure-classification-system Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:10:12 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37609

µþ°ù¾±±ð´ÚÌý Reducing the impact of seizures in epilepsy patients Technology Overview The occurrence of random and sudden seizures in epilepsy patients can be stressful and potentially dangerous. The machine-based patient-specific seizure classification system could detect seizure precursors and potentially suppress the seizures. The system-on-chip (SoC) includes a hardware-efficient log-linear engine to realize non-linear support vector …

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Reducing the impact of seizures in epilepsy patients

Technology Overview

The occurrence of random and sudden seizures in epilepsy patients can be stressful and potentially dangerous. The machine-based patient-specific seizure classification system could detect seizure precursors and potentially suppress the seizures. The system-on-chip (SoC) includes a hardware-efficient log-linear engine to realize non-linear support vector machine-based seizure detection. Also, the system enables multi-channel electroencephalography data acquisition and storage.

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]]> Sonar-Based Drowning Detection System /patent/sonar-based-drowning-detection-system Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:40:39 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37663

Brief Automatic and accurate detection of potential drowning events Technology Overview Drowning can happen quickly and quietly anywhere there is water and even in the presence of lifeguards. In the United States about ten people die each day from drowning. The developed drowning detection system is comprised of sonar sensors arranged in a body of …

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Automatic and accurate detection of potential drowning events

Technology Overview

Drowning can happen quickly and quietly anywhere there is water and even in the presence of lifeguards. In the United States about ten people die each day from drowning. The developed drowning detection system is comprised of sonar sensors arranged in a body of water to form a three-dimensional grid, a movement tracing unit connected to the sonar sensors, and a drowning detection unit that analyzes the movement path of a person and issues an alarm when the movement path of the person is indicative of drowning.

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]]> Apparatus and Method for Energy Harvesting /patent/apparatus-and-method-for-energy-harvesting Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:10:18 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37614

Brief Converting vibrations into power for electronic devices Technology Overview An energy harvesting apparatus and method have been developed to convert environmental vibrations into electrical energy for the purpose of powering electronic devices. The design includes a piezoelectric component that can generate an AC voltage, an AC-DC converter configured to convert the generated AC voltage …

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Converting vibrations into power for electronic devices

Technology Overview

An energy harvesting apparatus and method have been developed to convert environmental vibrations into electrical energy for the purpose of powering electronic devices. The design includes a piezoelectric component that can generate an AC voltage, an AC-DC converter configured to convert the generated AC voltage to a DC voltage, an output for sending the generated current to an electronic device, and a feedback loop.

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]]> Hardware Architecture for Real-Time Extraction of Maximally Stable Extremal Regions /patent/hardware-architecture-for-real-time-extraction-of-maximally-stable-extremal-regions Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:41:08 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37667

Brief Achieving real-time video analysis Technology Overview Object detection, recognition, and tracking from a video stream is critically important for applications that range from computer vision to robotics to national security. Hardware architecture for real-time extraction of maximally stable extremal regions (MSERs) has been developed to improve image extraction. The system is comprised of a …

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Achieving real-time video analysis

Technology Overview

Object detection, recognition, and tracking from a video stream is critically important for applications that range from computer vision to robotics to national security. Hardware architecture for real-time extraction of maximally stable extremal regions (MSERs) has been developed to improve image extraction. The system is comprised of a communication interface and processing circuitry configured in hardware to receive data streams and extract MSERs in real-time.

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]]> Fabrication of a Super Nano Ion-Electron Source /patent/fabrication-of-a-super-nano-ion-electron-source Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:35:59 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37645

Brief Nanotips with desirable apex atomic structures Technology Overview The developed method of fabricating a super nano ion-electron source can lead to improved nanotips for applications in nanotechnology, particularly in scanning probe microscopy and electron microscopy. The method involves placing an assembly of precursor tip with an apex and a shank and a heating metal …

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Nanotips with desirable apex atomic structures

Technology Overview

The developed method of fabricating a super nano ion-electron source can lead to improved nanotips for applications in nanotechnology, particularly in scanning probe microscopy and electron microscopy. The method involves placing an assembly of precursor tip with an apex and a shank and a heating metal ring in a field ion microscope chamber, applying a direct current to heat the metal ring, applying an electrical field to the precursor tip, and monitoring the evolution of the tip apex until sharpened to a desirable structure.

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]]> Object Detection and Tracking Using Depth Data /patent/object-detection-and-tracking-using-depth-data Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:41:22 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37672

Brief Improving the vision of computers and robots Technology Overview Extracting affine-invariant regions and features from image data is used in numerous computer vision and robotic applications. The developed output detection and tracking method involves the receipt of depth image data corresponding to a depth image view point relative to objects detected. With the method, …

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Improving the vision of computers and robots

Technology Overview

Extracting affine-invariant regions and features from image data is used in numerous computer vision and robotic applications. The developed output detection and tracking method involves the receipt of depth image data corresponding to a depth image view point relative to objects detected. With the method, a series of binary threshold depth images are formed from the depth image data to detect and/or track the object.

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]]> MiSecrets: The Ultimate Data Encryption Platform /patent/misecrets-the-ultimate-data-encryption-platform Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:36:34 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37647

Brief Your secrets deserve to be protected Technology Overview It is a light-weight highly secured data encryption software, capable of securing all multimedia file formats as well as real-time communication encryption by using private key cryptography. The information owner has full control over the encryption without the intervention of a third party. The system can …

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Your secrets deserve to be protected

Technology Overview

It is a light-weight highly secured data encryption software, capable of securing all multimedia file formats as well as real-time communication encryption by using private key cryptography. The information owner has full control over the encryption without the intervention of a third party. The system can be used on various operating systems (iOS, Android, Windows, etc) and platforms (PCs, smartphones, etc).

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]]> Auto-Polarity in an Inductor Based Converter /patent/auto-polarity-in-an-inductor-based-converter Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:41:36 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37674

Brief Harvesting thermal energy to provide perpetual energy to electronics Technology Overview Energy harvesting from ambient sources is an attractive means of powering electronic devices. A thermoelectric energy harvesting system has been developed that charges an energy store from ambient thermal energy. The system is comprised of a thermoelectric energy generator (TEG), an automatic polarity …

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Harvesting thermal energy to provide perpetual energy to electronics

Technology Overview

Energy harvesting from ambient sources is an attractive means of powering electronic devices. A thermoelectric energy harvesting system has been developed that charges an energy store from ambient thermal energy. The system is comprised of a thermoelectric energy generator (TEG), an automatic polarity monitor, and switching matrix. The TEG functions to generate a voltage when thermally connected between two temperature reservoirs at different temperatures.

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]]> Chaotic Cryptography for OFDM Based Communication Systems /patent/chaotic-cryptography-for-ofdm-based-communication-systems Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:36:54 +0000 /?post_type=patent&p=37649

Brief Ensuring secure communication using chaotic signals Technology Overview The developed communication security system uses a chaotic cryptographic technique for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) implemented with an OFDM symbol structure based on symmetric key cryptography. The system security is proportional to (L×N)! where N is the number of subcarriers in the OFDM system and …

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Ensuring secure communication using chaotic signals

Technology Overview

The developed communication security system uses a chaotic cryptographic technique for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) implemented with an OFDM symbol structure based on symmetric key cryptography. The system security is proportional to (L×N)! where N is the number of subcarriers in the OFDM system and L is the number of OFDM symbols involved in the encryption process. The system encrypts/decrypts data at a physical layer of an OFDM data transmission system.

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