Patent ID: 9645232
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G01S,G01V

Claim:
1. An adaptive sensing system comprising: a passive sensor to receive electromagnetic radiation, an active sensor to emit and receive electromagnetic radiation, detection circuitry configured to detect presence of human beings and objects other than human beings in a region of observation, and control circuitry configured to selectively control the passive sensor and the active sensor, the selective control including: controlling the passive sensor so as to receive electromagnetic radiation from at least a first portion of the observation region where a human being is detected, responsive to the detection circuitry detecting the presence of the human being in the observation region, controlling the active sensor so as to transmit and receive electromagnetic radiation to and from the first portion of the observation region, and stopping, interrupting, or reducing an amount of one of power and field strength of the electromagnetic radiation emitted from the active sensor to the first portion of the observation region when the detection circuitry detects the presence of the human being in the observation region.