AECOM has been granted a patent for a radiation detection system that identifies radiation sources. The system utilizes a detector to measure radiation, generate detection metrics, and evaluate these metrics to confirm the presence of a source, ultimately producing an identification metric when a source is detected. GlobalData’s report on AECOM gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Radiation source detection and identification system
The patent US12038553B2 outlines a method and system for detecting radiation sources through a sophisticated metric generation process. The method involves a radiation source detector that accesses measurements, a source signature, and an estimated background. It generates a background vector that excludes the source signature and a projection vector derived from a weighting matrix based on the estimated background. The detector then computes a metric using the measurement, projection vector, expected variance, and average background. If this metric meets a predefined threshold, the system outputs an indication of the source's presence, which may be classified as semi-definitive detection.
Further details of the method include the representation of the source signature as a histogram divided into energy bins, where each bin reflects the count of emitted photons over a specific time interval. The weighting matrix is informed by the estimated background, with variances for each energy bin based on this background. The system can also aggregate measurements from various sources and generate metrics accordingly. The equations governing the generation of the projection vector and the metric are specified, ensuring that the process is mathematically robust and adaptable to different scenarios. Overall, the patent presents a comprehensive approach to radiation detection, emphasizing the importance of background estimation and statistical analysis in accurately identifying radiation sources.
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