Commercial Opportunities: Electromagnetic & Communications

Global Positioning Correction WO 2004095055 (P1360) Full Details>>

Research conducted by Dstl for the British National Space Centre (BNSC) indicates that tropospheric errors can be minimised by accounting for weather variations using Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) data. The invention relates to the process of using pseudo real-time NWPs that are transmitted to the satellites for re-transmission.

Collimation X-ray Explosives Detection WO 199624863 (P2228) Full Details>>

The Dstl X-ray detection system for detecting explosive threats and other drug or contraband materials utilising a novel technique based on diffraction of X-ray beams by crystalline materials.

The system offers an improved method of detecting materials with crystalline constituents, especially explosives, but also drugs, which are often difficult to detect with conventional dual-scan X-ray systems. By matching the diffraction spectra of a target object with a pre-defined database of spectra it would be possible to identify a whole range of ‘suspect’ items in baggage.

Single Sided X-ray Technology WO 2002012923 (P2982) Full Details>>

The Dstl Single Sided X-ray detection system offers a screening apparatus that images objects from a remote position without the need for X-ray detectors on the other side of the object. The system provides a high resolution imaging apparatus to produce high quality images in short exposure times.

Remote Monitoring System WO 2001093754 (P1252) Full Details>>

The invention relates to a system for monitoring a live population, with data collected from the population being transmitted to a remote station for analysis. The population, which can be human, animal or plant, is physiologically monitored over time along with the location of its members.

As the physical condition and location data are sent to a remote data collection computer via telecoms, where they are analysed for unusual events. The data can be reinforced by data from other sources, to predict and highlight unusual events, enabling appropriate action to be taken. The predictive analysis algorithms behind the population/event monitoring system perform more efficiently than manual systems. The system has been field-tested in a military context.

Compact Optical Scanning Enhanced (COSE) camera system (P1428 & P1450) Full Details>>

The technology relates to a novel design of a compact pin-hole camera that has the ability to focus on objects in a field of view of up to 180 degrees. The COSE camera is capable of scanning onto an object anywhere in its field of view and then zooming onto it providing a much higher resolution of the target object.