September 2011 You will hear about the diverse capabilities enabled by advancements made in the ultrawideband research.

1. Roger Werne
Deputy Director
Industrial Partnerships Office
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
LLNL-PRES-503111

2. What makes UWB useful ?
 A very low power “radar”
pulse.
Penetrates and reflects
Distance & velocity
measurements
Detection & imaging through
barriers
Robust communication
RFID tagging
Examples to follow
Sample UWB signal
Frequency
Time
Space

3. Following the WTC attack, radar pulse or Ultra-wideband
(UWB) search sensors were quickly deployed

4. MIR Sensor Networks can report unauthorized entry;
an “electronic fence”
OPERATIONAL CUEING TECHNOLOGY
50’ Sensor GPS
UWB Radio Controller
Guardian Design
Sample detection corridor
daughter
node
exfiltration
node
Embedded
Processor
Motherboard
Back-plane
GPS with
Antenna UWB
Batteries,
D Cell 2 Ea.
Lithium, 600 Hr.
Radio
MIR
Motion
Sensor
University of California
Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory

6. UWB Imaging
The HERMES system can provide
high resolution, high speed, 100%
coverage for lane inspections
• Full 3D reconstruction algorithms
• Penetration through 16” concrete
The Radar Camera can electronically scan
through walls at video frame rates
• Electronically beam steered array
• Advanced reconstruction algorithms
• 15’-25’ range
• On the fly calculations

7. LLNL UWB RFID Tags – Are you here and where are you?
 LLNL’s RFID - passive and long range
(10 to 20 meters)
 Remotely powered
 Individual ID – store information
 Nano-watts power requirement
 Size – about two postage stamps
 Cost < $1

8. For more information contact:
 Roger Werne
 werne1@llnl.gov
 925-423-7302