Electromagnetic Signal Detectors from Multi-Stable Devices

THIS RESEARCH WILL DEVELOP AN ULTRA FAST SCHEME FOR DETECTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS BASED ON THE INHERENT ELLIPTICAL SYMMETRY OF MULTI-STABLE DEVICES, AS PROPOSED BY SAET AND VIVIANI. THE RESULT IS A STATE SPACE MAPPING WHICH CAN BE USEFULLY APPLIED FOR REAL-TIME DETECTION, CONTROL AND MONITORING FOR A VARIETY OF SIGNALS OF INTEREST, BY DEVELOPING SUITABLE HARDWARE BASED ON A NOVEL GENERALIZED POLARIZATION CONCEPT (WHICH IS ALSO DESCRIBED). THIS PROPOSAL PLANS TO DRAW UPON A BODY OF LITERATURE ON THE SUBJECT OF MULTI-STABLE DEVICES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PLANS FOR COMMERCIALLY VIABLE TECHNOLOGY BASED ON THE INVENTION OF THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR. LIKELY APPLICATIONS INCLUDE: RADAR BACKSCATTERING, OBSERVATIONS OF OPTICAL "OBJECTS OF INTEREST," OCEAN ACOUSTIC MONITORING AND A HOST OF OTHERS. SUCH RESULTS SHOULD BE OF SIGNIFICANT INTEREST FOR APPLICATIONS WHERE APPROXIMATIONS TO "VISION" ARE DESIRABLE, AND AS OUGHT TO BE EXPECTED WITH A FUNDAMENTAL ADVANCE SUCH AS THIS, THE PROCEDURES ARE APPLICABLE ACROSS THE FREQUENCY SPECTRUM. AS COMPARED WITH CONVENTIONAL APPROACHES, THE PRIMARY MOTIVATION FOR THIS APPROACH IS ULTRA-FAST PERFORMANCE THAT RESULTS FROM THE REQUISITE DYNAMICAL PROPERTIES OF A MULTI-STABLE DEVICE.