Patents by Inventor Ahmed Barnawi

Ahmed Barnawi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11594141
    Abstract: A distributed airborne acoustic anti-drone intelligence system (DAAADS) which senses an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) approaching a protected site, predicts trajectories of the UAV which intersect the protected site and identifies the type of the UAV. When at least one of the trajectories intersect the protected site, an alarm and predicted trajectories are transmitted to an air defense unit, which neutralizes the UAV. Debris generated by the neutralization is tracked and trajectories of the debris are predicted. When a trajectory of the debris is predicted to intersect with the protected site, an alert is transmitted to the protected site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventor: Ahmed Barnawi
  • Patent number: 11421965
    Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium that detects trajectories of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) approaching a protected site is described. Airborne defense agents (ADAs) located at a fixed radius from the protected and equidistant from one another detect acoustic signals emitted by an approaching UAV. Circuitry included in each ADA use the detected acoustic signals to determine a direction and a distance of each UAV. A base station having a control center (BS-CC) located in the protected site communicates with the ADAs to aggregate direction and distance data from the ADAs. Using the aggregated direction and distance data, the BS-CC predicts routes towards the protected site of the approaching UAV and alerts the protected site of the predicted route of the approaching UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventor: Ahmed Barnawi
  • Patent number: 11417106
    Abstract: A method for real-time crowd management includes receiving LiDAR point cloud data from area of interest, forming a 3D static surface model of area of interest from LiDAR point cloud data, obtaining real-time CCTV camera images of area of interest, adding real-time CCTV camera images to 3D static surface model to generate real-time dynamic 3D model, identifying dynamic objects in the 3D model, generating a density map of an area of interest, adding density map to the 3D model, identifying which dynamic objects are people, replacing each person with animated character, displaying real-time dynamic 3D model, monitoring the 3D model in the area of interest for dangerous situations, simulating evacuation of area of interest by manipulating animated characters onto pathways leading away from area of interest, forming an evacuation strategy for crowd, and transmitting a notice of the dangerous situation and the evacuation strategy to an emergency authority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventors: Bander A. Alzahrani, Ahmed Barnawi, Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20220214145
    Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium that detects trajectories of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) approaching a protected site is described. Airborne defense agents (ADAs) located at a fixed radius from the protected and equidistant from one another detect acoustic signals emitted by an approaching UAV. Circuitry included in each ADA use the detected acoustic signals to determine a direction and a distance of each UAV. A base station having a control center (BS-CC) located in the protected site communicates with the ADAs to aggregate direction and distance data from the ADAs. Using the aggregated direction and distance data, the BS-CC predicts routes towards the protected site of the approaching UAV and alerts the protected site of the predicted route of the approaching UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventor: Ahmed BARNAWI
  • Patent number: 11358687
    Abstract: A distributed acoustic anti-unmanned boat intelligence system (DAAUBS) for detecting unmanned boats (UB) approaching protected sites includes a plurality of airborne defense agents (ADAs) and a base station. Each ADA is equipped with air balloons, tethers, buoys, a directional microphone array, a first computing device, and a transceiver. The first computing device causes at least processor to determine information regarding each approaching UB. The base station includes a control center configured with a wideband communications link configured to communicate with the transceiver of each ADA. The DAAUBS control center includes a second computing device performing an intelligence method. The second processor receives and aggregates the data of each approaching UB and performs adaptive noise cancellation to remove environmental background noise. The second processor uses a deep learning classifier to classify at least one of a type and size of the UB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventor: Ahmed Barnawi
  • Patent number: 11307003
    Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium that detects trajectories of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) approaching a protected site is described. Airborne defense agents (ADAs) located at a fixed radius from the protected and equidistant from one another detect acoustic signals emitted by an approaching UAV. Circuitry included in each ADA use the detected acoustic signals to determine a direction and a distance of each UAV. A base station having a control center (BS-CC) located in the protected site communicates with the ADAs to aggregate direction and distance data from the ADAs. Using the aggregated direction and distance data, the BS-CC predicts routes towards the protected site of the approaching UAV and alerts the protected site of the predicted route of the approaching UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventor: Ahmed Barnawi
  • Publication number: 20220057177
    Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium that detects trajectories of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) approaching a protected site is described. Airborne defense agents (ADAs) located at a fixed radius from the protected and equidistant from one another detect acoustic signals emitted by an approaching UAV. Circuitry included in each ADA use the detected acoustic signals to determine a direction and a distance of each UAV. A base station having a control center (BS-CC) located in the protected site communicates with the ADAs to aggregate direction and distance data from the ADAs. Using the aggregated direction and distance data, the BS-CC predicts routes towards the protected site of the approaching UAV and alerts the protected site of the predicted route of the approaching UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventor: Ahmed BARNAWI
  • Publication number: 20220038134
    Abstract: A system and methods for transmission and non-coherent detection of data signals modulated by a plurality of overlapping chirps in a chirp spread spectrum communication system (CSS). Data signals input to an adaptive overlapping transmitter are modulated by a plurality of overlapping chirps and transmitted over a wireless communication system to a non-coherent receiver. The coherent receiver includes a chirp matched filter which matches the chirps to an internal chirp signal, a delay filter which delays each chirp, a multiplier which multiplies each delayed chirp by a next chirp, an integrator which sums the amplitudes of the chirps and decision circuitry which determines the polarity of each sum and outputs a stream of ones and zeroes representing the data signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventor: Ahmed BARNAWI
  • Patent number: 11239879
    Abstract: A system and methods for transmission and non-coherent detection of data signals modulated by a plurality of overlapping chirps in a chirp spread spectrum communication system (CSS). Data signals input to an adaptive overlapping transmitter are modulated by a plurality of overlapping chirps and transmitted over a wireless communication system to a non-coherent receiver. The coherent receiver includes a chirp matched filter which matches the chirps to an internal chirp signal, a delay filter which delays each chirp, a multiplier which multiplies each delayed chirp by a next chirp, an integrator which sums the amplitudes of the chirps and decision circuitry which determines the polarity of each sum and outputs a stream of ones and zeroes representing the data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventor: Ahmed Barnawi
  • Patent number: 11118870
    Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium that detects trajectories of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) approaching a protected site is described. Airborne defense agents (ADAs) located at a fixed radius from the protected and equidistant from one another detect acoustic signals emitted by an approaching UAV. Circuitry included in each ADA use the detected acoustic signals to determine a direction and a distance of each UAV. A base station having a control center (BS-CC) located in the protected site communicates with the ADAs to aggregate direction and distance data from the ADAs. Using the aggregated direction and distance data, the BS-CC predicts routes towards the protected site of the approaching UAV and alerts the protected site of the predicted route of the approaching UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventor: Ahmed Barnawi
  • Patent number: 11115077
    Abstract: A system and methods for transmission and non-coherent detection of data signals modulated by a plurality of overlapping chirps in a chirp spread spectrum communication system (CSS). Data signals input to an adaptive overlapping transmitter are modulated by a plurality of overlapping chirps and transmitted over a wireless communication system to a non-coherent receiver. The coherent receiver includes a chirp matched filter which matches the chirps to an internal chirp signal, a delay filter which delays each chirp, a multiplier which multiplies each delayed chirp by a next chirp, an integrator which sums the amplitudes of the chirps and decision circuitry which determines the polarity of each sum and outputs a stream of ones and zeroes representing the data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventor: Ahmed Barnawi
  • Patent number: 11073362
    Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium that detects trajectories of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) approaching a protected site is described. Airborne defense agents (ADAs) located at a fixed radius from the protected and equidistant from one another detect acoustic signals emitted by an approaching UAV. Circuitry included in each ADA use the detected acoustic signals to determine a direction and a distance of each UAV. A base station having a control center (BS-CC) located in the protected site communicates with the ADAs to aggregate direction and distance data from the ADAs. Using the aggregated direction and distance data, the BS-CC predicts routes towards the protected site of the approaching UAV and alerts the protected site of the predicted route of the approaching UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventor: Ahmed Barnawi
  • Patent number: 10840969
    Abstract: A system and methods for transmission and non-coherent detection of data signals modulated by a plurality of overlapping chirps in a chirp spread spectrum communication system (CSS). Data signals input to an adaptive overlapping transmitter are modulated by a plurality of overlapping chirps and transmitted over a wireless communication system to a non-coherent receiver. The coherent receiver includes a chirp matched filter which matches the chirps to an internal chirp signal, a delay filter which delays each chirp, a multiplier which multiplies each delayed chirp by a next chirp, an integrator which sums the amplitudes of the chirps and decision circuitry which determines the polarity of each sum and outputs a stream of ones and zeroes representing the data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventor: Ahmed Barnawi
  • Patent number: 10819386
    Abstract: A system and methods for transmission and coherent detection of data signals modulated by a plurality of overlapping chirps in a chirp spread spectrum communication system (CSS). Data signals input to an adaptive overlapping transmitter are modulated by a plurality of overlapping chirps and transmitted over a wireless communication system to a coherent receiver. The coherent receiver includes a chirp matched filter which detects the chirps, a fast Fourier transform which converts the received chirps to the frequency domain, a plurality of bandpass filters which separate the transformed chirps by frequency band, and bank of integrators which sums the amplitudes of the chirps in each frequency band, and decision circuitry which matches the amplitudes to reference values and iteratively decodes the bit sequences of to recover the data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventor: Ahmed Barnawi
  • Publication number: 20090040985
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for ad hoc networking over a universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS). In the method, if user equipment (40A) (such as a mobile phone) is not within normal cell coverage (20), then in an uplink procedure a message which would normally have not be able to be transmitted directly from the User Equipment (40A) to a Base Station (10) is instead forwarded towards the Base Station (10) via one or more intermediate User Equipments (40B). In the method, the user equipment (40A) is arranged to synchronise itself with the Base Station (10) to acquire timeslot and frame synchronisations and thence perform probing activities to build up a list of neighbouring User Equipments. From this list and power and signal to interference calculations the user equipment (40A) is able to work out the relative positions of its neighbours with respect to the Base Station and itself and come to a routing decision for forwarding its message towards the Base Station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD
    Inventors: Ahmed Barnawi, John Graham Gardiner