Presence detection system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11079482-B2
Application number	US-201716077340-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2017
Priority date	Feb 10, 2016
Publication date	Aug 3, 2021
Grant date	Aug 3, 2021

Abstract

A presence detection system includes an infrared detector and a radar detector. A computer processor of the system is configured to receive respective signals from the infrared and radar detectors and process the signals via execution of an algorithm.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A presence detection system comprising:
an infrared detector;
a radar detector; and
a computer processor configured to receive respective signals from the infrared and radar detectors and process the signals via execution of an algorithm, wherein the radar detector includes at least one antenna and a switching module configured to steer the at least one antenna for presence detection, and wherein the radar detector is configured to perform one of an initial presence detection and a presence confirmation, and the infrared detector is configured to perform the other of the initial presence detection and the presence confirmation.

2. The presence detection system set forth in claim 1 , wherein the algorithm is a sensor fusion algorithm configured to fuse the respective signals simultaneously.

3. The presence detection system set forth in claim 1 , wherein the infrared detector includes a focal plane array including a plurality of radiant energy sensors configured to convert radiant energy into an electrical signal.

4. The presence detection system set forth in claim 1 , wherein the radar detector includes a quadrature mixer module configured to communicate with the switching module and the computer processor and output a down-mixed signal, a heartbeat/respiration detector configured to receive the down-mixed signal to distinguish vital signs of a detected presence, and a localization module configured to receive the down-mixed signal to localize the detected presence.

5. The presence detection system set forth in claim 4 , wherein the radar detector includes a human presence module configured to receive an output signal from the heartbeat/respiration detector to determine if the detected presence is human.

6. The presence detection system set forth in claim 5 , wherein the human presence module is configured to output an affirmative signal to a FMCW mode module of a controller that includes the computer processor, and wherein the FMCW mode module is configured to separate multiple detected presence in space to assist execution of the algorithm by the computer processor to selectively reject presence detections.

7. The presence detection system set forth in claim 6 , wherein the human presence module is configured to output a negative signal to the controller if a human presence is not detected.

8. The presence detection system set forth in claim 1 , wherein the infrared detector is configured to operate in a sleep mode upon the absence of motion.

9. The presence detection system set forth in claim 1 , wherein the radar detector is configured to measure vital signs of a presence.

10. The presence detection system set forth in claim 9 , wherein the vital signs include at least one of heartbeat and respiration.

11. A presence detection system comprising:
an infrared detector;
a radar detector; and
a computer processor configured to receive respective signals from the infrared and radar detectors and process the signals via execution of an algorithm, wherein the radar detector is configured to perform one of an initial presence detection and a presence confirmation, and the infrared detector is configured to perform the other of the initial presence detection and the presence confirmation.

Assignees

• Carrier Corp

Inventors

• Xiong Ziyou
• Tokgoz Cagatay
• Zacchio Joseph
• Soldner Nicholas Charles
• Mantese Joseph V
• Finn Alan Matthew
• Pantus Mathias
• Te Paske Jeroen
• Van De Mortel Pascal

Classifications

• G01S13/34

  using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal · CPC title

• G08B13/19

  using infrared-radiation detection systems {(G08B13/194 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• G08B25/14

  Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements · CPC title

• G08B21/22

  responsive to presence or absence of persons · CPC title

• G01S7/415

  Identification of targets based on measurements of movement associated with the target · CPC title