Radar on a chip. View of the Micropower Impulse Radar (or MIR),a fully self-contained radar unit which fits on a 4cm square circuit board. Using two domestic AA-size batteries,MIR has a range of up to 200 feet. The present unit cost is about $10,compared with the $40,000 price of an equivalent conventional radar. MIR is being studied for a multitude of uses; a parking aid for cars warning of obstructions (as here),a detector for reinforcing bars in concrete,or a heart motion detector for medical diagnosis. MIR was invented by Tom McEwan,an electronics engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,USA | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / JIM STOOTS, LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY |
Taille de l’image : | 3950 px × 3027 px |
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