US 12,379,439 B1
RF material detection device with smart scanning multiple axis gimbal integrated with haptics
Robert J. Short, Jr., Stuart, FL (US); Lee Duke, Stuart, FL (US); John Cronin, Stuart, FL (US); Michael D'Andrea, Stuart, FL (US); and Joseph Bodkin, Stuart, FL (US)
Assigned to QUANTUM IP, LLC, Stuart, FL (US)
Filed by QUANTUM IP, LLC, Stuart, FL (US)
Filed on Nov. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/939,132.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/668,717, filed on Jul. 8, 2024.
Int. Cl. G01R 33/44 (2006.01); G01N 24/08 (2006.01); G01R 33/34 (2006.01); G01R 33/54 (2006.01)
CPC G01R 33/441 (2013.01) [G01N 24/084 (2013.01); G01R 33/34 (2013.01); G01R 33/546 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for material detection and identification, the method comprising:
accessing a material database for a target material, the material database storing data on a plurality of materials and corresponding resonance frequencies;
extracting, from the material database, a resonance frequency for the target material;
comparing an application type to entries in a scan database, wherein the scan database stores pre-defined scanning patterns and corresponding application types;
extracting, from the scan database, a scan sequence for the application type;
instructing a gimbal to follow positions in a pre-defined scanning pattern of the scan sequence;
transmitting into an environment an RF signal at the resonance frequency when the gimbal is at the positions in the pre-defined scanning pattern of the scan sequence;
receiving a response signal from the environment;
analyzing the response signal for resonance characteristics that indicate a presence of the target material; and
generating a haptic feedback when the target material is detected.