_UK.PPT-1 Swarming Network for Intruder Detection Jerry A. Krill, Mike J. O‘Driscoll Johns Hopkins University - Applied Physics Laboratory
_UK.PPT-2 Background Various video and infrared (IR) monitoring methods exist today to monitor and control access –Video monitoring –IR moving object detectors –IR tripwire paths We propose a new approach to intruder detection and location – a swarming sensor network
_UK.PPT-3 Basic Technology Many sensor “pebbles” connected in a very simple network Act as cueing nodes using an influential form of communications without protocols Swarming of pebble behavior in response to cue stimulation from pebbles Means to remotely monitor the sensor network
_UK.PPT-4 Pebble Configuration Sensor Window Protective, Disguised Cover transmit / receive RF antennas Solar Cells Sensor Window 1-2 cm diameter
_UK.PPT-5 Elements of the Network Corporate Facilities Security Office Remote Receivers Sensor “Pebble Field”
_UK.PPT-6 Intruder Detection Corporate Facilities Security Office Remote Receivers Sensor “Pebble Field”
_UK.PPT-7 Intruder Detection via Microwave Signal Blockage All nodes operate on communications frequency Several nodes act as “illuminators” Corporate Facilities Security Office Remote Receivers Sensor “Pebble Field”
_UK.PPT-8 Commercial Applications Means to monitor security zones –difficult to counter –highly automated and relatively inexpensive Scalable from room size to many square miles –Examples: Offices Industrial complexes Malls Utility installations Office buildings Military test ranges Existing designs provide a practical starting point for rapid prototyping
_UK.PPT-9 Contact Information To be presented at 3 rd International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks, and Information Processing (ISSNIP) 2007 For technical information contact: Mike O’Driscoll, Inventor For licensing information contact: John Bacon, Technology Manager Office of Technology Transfer The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins Road Laurel, MD