Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for analyzing and improving topology and architecture of a wireless sensing system are described. In one embodiment, a described method comprises: determining an interconnection structure of a wireless sensing system comprising a plurality of wireless devices in a venue to be a tree; and for each pairwise wireless link being a branch of the tree and connecting a first device and a second device, transmitting, by the first device, a wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel of the venue to the second device, wherein the wireless multipath channel is impacted by an object motion of an object in the venue, receiving the wireless signal by the second device, obtaining a time series of channel information (CI) of the wireless multipath channel based on the wireless signal, monitoring the object motion based on the time series of CI (TSCI), and computing a linkwise analytics related to the object motion based on the TSCI.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for counting and recognizing objects or people based on rhythmic motion monitoring are described. A described method comprises: obtaining N1 time series of channel information (TSCI) of a wireless multipath channel that is impacted by a rhythmic motion of an object in a venue, wherein the N1 TSCI is extracted from a wireless signal transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver through the wireless multipath channel; decomposing each of the N1 TSCI into N2 time series of channel information components (TSCIC), wherein a channel information component (CIC) of each of the N2 TSCIC at a time comprises a respective component of a channel information (CI) of the TSCI at the time, wherein N1 and N2 are positive integers; monitoring the rhythmic motion of the object based on at least one of: the N1*N2 TSCIC and the N1 TSCI.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless vital signs monitoring are described. In one embodiment, a described system comprises: a transmitter, a receiver, a processor. The transmitter transmits, using N1 transmit antennas, a wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel of a venue, while a first object in the venue is having a first repetitive motion. The receiver receives, using N2 receive antennas, the wireless signal through the wireless multipath channel, and extracts a plurality of time series of channel information (TSCI) of the wireless multipath channel from the wireless signal. N1 and N2 are positive integers. Each of the plurality of TSCI is associated with a transmit antenna of the transmitter and a receive antenna of the receiver. The processor computes a first information of the first repetitive motion based on the plurality of TSCI, and monitors the first repetitive motion of the first object based on the first information.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless inertial measurement are described. In one embodiment, a described system comprises a transmitter transmitting a wireless signal, a receiver, and a processor. The receiver is configured for: receiving the wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel, and extracting a plurality of time series of channel information (TSCI) of the wireless multipath channel from the wireless signal. One of the transmitter and the receiver is a stationary device, and the other one is a moving device moving with an object.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless tracking with graph-based particle filtering are described. A described wireless monitoring system comprises a transmitter transmitting a series of probe signals, a receiver, and a processor. The receiver is configured for: receiving the series of probe signals modulated by the wireless multipath channel and an object moving in a venue, and obtaining a time series of channel information (TSCI) of the wireless multipath channel from the series of probe signals. The processor is configured for: monitoring a motion of the object relative to a map based on the TSCI, determining an incremental distance travelled by the object in an incremental time period based on the TSCI, and computing a next location of the object at a next time in the map based on at least one of: a current location of the object at a current time, the incremental distance, and a direction of the motion during the incremental time period.

Abstract: Method, apparatus and systems for object tracking are disclosed. In one example, a system for tracking a plurality of objects in a venue is disclosed. The system comprises a transmitter configured for transmitting a series of probe signals in a broadcasting manner through a wireless multipath channel, wherein the wireless multipath channel is impacted by a movement of at least one of the plurality of objects in the venue; and a plurality of heterogeneous target wireless receivers each of which is associated with an object of the plurality of objects in the venue.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for detecting and monitoring vital signs and other periodic motions of an object are disclosed. In one example, a system for monitoring object motion in a venue is disclosed. The system comprises a transmitter, a receiver, and a vital sign estimator. The transmitter is located at a first position in the venue and configured for transmitting a wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel impacted by a pseudo-periodic motion of an object in the venue. The receiver is located at a second position in the venue and configured for: receiving the wireless signal through the wireless multipath channel impacted by the pseudo-periodic motion of the object in the venue, and obtaining at least one time series of channel information (TSCI) of the wireless multipath channel based on the wireless signal.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless gait recognition and rhythmic motion monitoring are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The transmitter is configured for transmitting a first wireless signal towards an object in a venue through a wireless multipath channel of the venue. The receiver is configured for: receiving a second wireless signal through the wireless multipath channel between the transmitter and the receiver. The second wireless signal differs from the first wireless signal due to the wireless multipath channel which is impacted by a rhythmic motion of the object. The processor is configured for: obtaining a time series of channel information (CI) of the wireless multipath channel based on the second wireless signal, monitoring the rhythmic motion of the object based on the time series of CI (TSCI), and triggering a response action based on a result of the monitoring.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless object scanning are described. In one example, a described wireless scanning system comprises: a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The transmitter is configured for transmitting a first wireless signal using a plurality of transmit antennas towards an object in a venue through a wireless multipath channel of the venue. The receiver is configured for: receiving a second wireless signal using a plurality of receive antennas through the wireless multipath channel between the transmitter and the receiver. The second wireless signal differs from the first wireless signal due to the wireless multipath channel and a modulation of the first wireless signal by the object. The processor is configured for obtaining a set of channel information (CI) of the wireless multipath channel based on the second wireless signal received by the receiver, and generating an imaging of the object based on the set of CI.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless object tracking are described. In one example, a described wireless tracking system comprises: a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The transmitter is configured for transmitting a first wireless signal using a plurality of transmit antennas towards at least one object in a venue through a wireless multipath channel of the venue. The receiver is configured for: receiving a second wireless signal using a plurality of receive antennas through the wireless multipath channel between the transmitter and the receiver. The second wireless signal differs from the first wireless signal due to the wireless multipath channel and a modulation of the first wireless signal by the at least one object. The processor is configured for obtaining a set of channel information (CI) of the wireless multipath channel based on the second wireless signal received by the receiver, and tracking the at least one object simultaneously based on the set of CI.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for outdoor target tracking are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The transmitter is configured for transmitting a first wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel. The receiver is configured for receiving a second wireless signal through the wireless multipath channel. One of the transmitter and the receiver is a located device at a known location. The other of the transmitter and the receiver is a moving device. The second wireless signal differs from the first wireless signal due to the wireless multipath channel which is impacted by a movement of the moving device. The processor is configured for: obtaining a plurality of time series of channel information of the wireless multipath channel based on the second wireless signal, computing a spatial-temporal information (STI), and tracking the moving device based on the STI.

Abstract: The predicted explosive growth in the number of wireless devices and mobile applications utilizing wireless networks makes it time for engineers to face the high network densification challenge where massive numbers of terminal devices (TDs) coexist and require both high-rate and low-latency wireless data transmissions. We describe a multiple access point (AP) Time-Reversal Division Multiple Access (TRDMA) downlink system that utilizes the natural spatial and temporal focusing properties of Time Reversal (TR) based communications, where the interference to unintended receivers is automatically at least partially mitigated. As a result, in some implementations, the TRDMA system can achieve full or nearly-full spectrum reuse without any coordination among APs. The performance of the TRDMA system is investigated in both an open access model where an AP is open to all the TDs and a closed access model where an AP is only open to specific TDs.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for monitoring a presence or a motion of an object in a proximity of an apparatus are described. In one example, a described apparatus is in a venue for wireless proximity monitoring. The apparatus comprises: a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The transmitter is configured for transmitting a wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel, wherein the wireless multipath channel is impacted by a motion of an object within a proximity of the apparatus. The receiver is configured for: receiving the wireless signal through the wireless multipath channel between the transmitter and the receiver, and obtaining a time series of channel information (TSCI) of the wireless multipath channel based on the wireless signal received by the receiver. The processor is configured for monitoring the motion of the object within the proximity of the apparatus based at least partially on the TSCI.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for monitoring an object expression are described. In one example, a described apparatus in a venue comprises a receiver and a processor. The receiver is configured for: receiving a wireless signal from a transmitter through a wireless multipath channel that is impacted by an expression of an object in the venue, wherein the object has at least one movable part and is expressed in the expression with respect to a setup in the venue; and obtaining a time series of channel information (TSCI) of the wireless multipath channel based on the wireless signal received by the receiver. The processor is configured for computing information associated with the object based at least partially on the TSCI obtained when the object is expressed in the expression, and performing, based on the information associated with the object, a task associated with at least one of the object and the venue.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for detecting and monitoring vital signs in real time are disclosed. In one example, a system for monitoring a repeating motion in a venue is disclosed. The system comprises a transmitter, a receiver, and a repeating motion monitor. The transmitter is located at a first position in the venue and configured for transmitting a wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel impacted by the repeating motion of an object in the venue. The receiver is located at a second position in the venue and configured for: receiving the wireless signal through the wireless multipath channel impacted by the repeating motion of the object in the venue, and obtaining a time series of channel information (CI) of the wireless multipath channel based on the wireless signal. The repeating motion monitor is configured for: monitoring a periodic characteristics of the repeating motion of the object based on the time series of CI.

Abstract: A method for planning a turn path of a vehicle includes monitoring coverage by the vehicle and/or a second vehicle, determining a turn start intersection point defined by an intersection of a first track path of a plurality of track paths and an inner headland pass at its corresponding edge, determining a turn end intersection point defined by an intersection of a second track path of the plurality of track paths and the inner headland pass at its corresponding edge, and creating a curved turn path from the turn start intersection point to the turn end intersection point based on coverage by the at least one of the vehicle and a second vehicle.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to human identification based on human radio biometric information in an environment without line-of-sight. In one example, an apparatus for human identification is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a receiver, a processor and a memory communicatively coupled with the processor. The receiver is configured for receiving at least one wireless signal from a multipath channel that is impacted by a person to be identified. The processor is configured for: extracting channel state information (CSI) from the at least one wireless signal, obtaining radio biometric information based on the CSI, wherein the radio biometric information represents how the at least one wireless signal was impacted by at least part of a body of the person, and determining an identity of the person based on the radio biometric information.

Abstract: Method, apparatus and systems for object tracking are disclosed. In one example, a system for tracking a plurality of objects in a venue is disclosed. The system comprises a transmitter configured for transmitting a series of probe signals in a broadcasting manner through a wireless multipath channel, wherein the wireless multipath channel is impacted by a movement of at least one of the plurality of objects in the venue; and a plurality of heterogeneous target wireless receivers each of which is associated with an object of the plurality of objects in the venue.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to wireless power transmission based on power waveforming. In one example, an apparatus for wireless power transmission is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: at least one antenna configured for receiving at least one wireless signal from a receiver, via a multipath channel between the apparatus and the receiver; and at least one processor configured for estimating at least one channel state information (CSI) of the multipath channel based on the at least one wireless signal, determining a power transmission waveform based on the at least one CSI, and calculating a power transfer signal based on the power transmission waveform and a reference signal. The at least one antenna is further configured for wirelessly transmitting the power transfer signal to the receiver.

Abstract: A time-reversal wireless system comprising a first wireless transceiver of a time-reversal client, one or more second wireless transceiver and/or a time-reversal client with the first wireless transceiver. The first wireless transceiver of the time-reversal client is wirelessly coupled to the one or more second wireless transceiver through a wireless broadband multipath channel associated with a space. The time-reversal client contains the first wireless transceiver. The time-reversal client also contains a processor and a memory configured to obtain a set of channel state information (CSI) in a channel probing phase, and/or to obtain a set of location-specific signatures based on the set of CSI and/or a time reversal operation in a channel probing phase.