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Intrusion detector system
Assignee: SOUTHWEST MICROWAVE Inc A CORP OF
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Filing: 1980-07-28
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Granted: 1982-05-04
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Expires: 2000-07-28
Abstract
Abstract An intrusion detection system includes a transmitter of wave energy at one end of a transmission line or coaxial cable, for example, and a receiver connected directly to the transmission line or a cable at the other end together with a series or discrete antennas uniformly spaced along the transmission line and relatively loosely coupled thereto. The coupling between the antennas and the transmission line or coaxial cable is determined to be of an optimum value and in such a system the sensitivity to an intrusion is the same along the length of the coaxial cable or transmission line for the same distance from the transmission line.
Inventors
- 👤 James Cheal
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:01
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B13/00; G08B13/02; G08B13/12; G08B13/122; G08B13/22; G08B13/24; G08B13/2491; G08B13/2497
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
A perimeter intrusion detection system comprising a transmitter for generating a wave signal to be propagated, an elongated wave propagating element connected at one end to said transmitter and defining at least a portion of the intrusion perimeter, said wave propagating element including means for radiating energy relative to said intrusion perimeter and for receiving radiated energy from said intrusion perimeter, and a receiver connected at the other end to the wave propagating element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
A perimeter intrusion detection system comprising a transmitter for generating a wave signal to be propagated, an elongated wave propagating element connected at one end to said transmitter and defining at least a portion of the intrusion perimeter, said wave propagating element including means for radiating energy relative to said intrusion perimeter and for receiving radiated energy from said intrusion perimeter, and a receiver connected at the other end to the wave propagating element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The perimeter intrusion detection system according to claim 1 wherein said receiver is a doppler receiver and said means for radiating energy and receiving radiated energy comprises a leaky transmission line.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The perimeter intrusion detection system according to claim 1 wherein said elongated wave propagating element comprises a coaxial cable and said means for radiating energy and receiving radiated energy comprises a discrete antenna coupled to said coaxial cable.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The perimeter intrusion detection system according to claim 3 wherein said receiver is a doppler receiver and said discrete antenna comprises a dipole antenna relatively loosely coupled to said coaxial cable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
84 words
A doppler perimeter intrusion detection system comprising a transmitter for generating a wave signal to be propagated, an elongated coaxial cable connected at one end to said transmitter for propagating said wave signal and defining at least a portion of the intrusion perimeter, a doppler receiver connected to the other end of said coaxial cable and a series of radiating and receiving discrete antennas spaced along and relatively loosely coupled to said coaxial cable, said antennas providing overlapping radiation patterns along the intrusion perimeter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
84 words
A doppler perimeter intrusion detection system comprising a transmitter for generating a wave signal to be propagated, an elongated coaxial cable connected at one end to said transmitter for propagating said wave signal and defining at least a portion of the intrusion perimeter, a doppler receiver connected to the other end of said coaxial cable and a series of radiating and receiving discrete antennas spaced along and relatively loosely coupled to said coaxial cable, said antennas providing overlapping radiation patterns along the intrusion perimeter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
The doppler perimeter intrusion detection system according to claim 5 wherein said elongated coaxial cable comprises a series of lengths of coaxial cable and a series of coupling units each of which connects adjacent lengths of said coaxial cable, one of said discrete antennas being coupled to each one of said coupling units.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The doppler perimeter intrusion detection system according to claim 6 wherein the degree of coupling between the coaxial cable and each of the antennas is selected for maximum doppler signal at said receiver and relative to the number of antennas.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The doppler perimeter intrusion detection system according to claim 6 wherein the impedance within each coupling unit is maintained at the characteristic impedance of the coaxial cable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The doppler perimeter intrusion detection system according to claim 8 wherein the impedance between each coupling unit and its connected antenna is matched to the characteristic impedance of the coaxial cable.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
61 words
A method for detecting intrusions of a perimeter comprising the steps of providing a transmission line along said perimeter with a transmitter at one end and a receiver at the other end, providing radiation transmitting and detecting elements uniformly coupled to said transmission line and providing approximately equal detection sensitivity for like-sized intruders at equal distances perpendicular to said transmission lines.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
61 words
A method for detecting intrusions of a perimeter comprising the steps of providing a transmission line along said perimeter with a transmitter at one end and a receiver at the other end, providing radiation transmitting and detecting elements uniformly coupled to said transmission line and providing approximately equal detection sensitivity for like-sized intruders at equal distances perpendicular to said transmission lines.
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