Mapping probe for real-time signal sampling and recovery from engineered electromagnetic interference

Abstract

A mapping probe provides real-time signal sampling and recovery from engineered electromagnetic interference and includes: a trigger voltage source that synchronizes transmission of primary electromagnetic waves; primary electromagnetic wave synthesizers that receive a trigger voltage signal and produce time-varying voltage signals; transmitters that receive time-varying voltage signals and synchronously transmit primary electromagnetic waves, such that the primary electromagnetic waves are subjected to scattering by a structural entity to produce scattered electromagnetic waves; receivers that receive scattered electromagnetic waves and produce receiver signals based on the scattered electromagnetic waves; a conversion stage that receives the receiver signals and the trigger voltage signal and produces converted data; and a render that receives the converted data and produces a map of the structural entity.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mapping probe for real-time signal sampling and recovery from engineered electromagnetic interference, the mapping probe comprising:
 a trigger voltage source that produces a trigger voltage signal that synchronizes transmission of primary electromagnetic waves;   a plurality of primary electromagnetic wave synthesizers in communication with the trigger voltage source and that:
 receives the trigger voltage signal from the trigger voltage source; 
 produces time-varying voltage signals in response to receipt of the trigger voltage signal from the trigger voltage source; and 
 communicates the time-varying voltage signals; 
   a plurality of transmitters in communication with the primary electromagnetic wave synthesizers and that:
 receives the time-varying voltage signals from the primary electromagnetic wave synthesizers; and 
 synchronously transmits the time-varying voltage signals as primary electromagnetic waves in response to receipt of the trigger voltage signal from trigger voltage source by the primary electromagnetic wave synthesizers, 
 such that the primary electromagnetic waves are subjected to scattering by a structural entity to produce scattered electromagnetic waves from the primary electromagnetic waves; 
   a plurality of receivers that:
 receives the scattered electromagnetic waves; and 
 produces a plurality of receiver signals based on the scattered electromagnetic waves; 
   a conversion stage in communication with the receivers and that:
 receives, from the receivers, the receiver signals; 
 receives, from the trigger voltage source, the trigger voltage signal; and 
 produces converted data from the receiver signals and the trigger voltage signal; and 
   a render in communication with the conversion stage and that:
 receives, from the conversion stage, the converted data; and 
 produces a map of the structural entity. 
   
     
     
         2 . A process for mapping a structural entity with the mapping probe of  claim 1 , the process comprising:
 producing, by the trigger voltage source, the trigger voltage signal   synchronizing transmission of primary electromagnetic waves;   receiving, by the primary electromagnetic wave synthesizers, the trigger voltage signal from the trigger voltage source;   producing, by the primary electromagnetic wave synthesizers, time-varying voltage signals in response to receiving the trigger voltage signal from the trigger voltage source;   communicating, by the primary electromagnetic wave synthesizers, the time-varying voltage signals;   receiving, by the transmitters, the time-varying voltage signals from the primary electromagnetic wave synthesizers;   synchronously transmitting, by the transmitters, the time-varying voltage signals as primary electromagnetic waves in response to receiving the trigger voltage signal from the trigger voltage source by the primary electromagnetic wave synthesizers,   subjecting the primary electromagnetic waves to scattering by the structural entity;   producing scattered electromagnetic waves from the primary electromagnetic waves in response to scattering the primary electromagnetic waves by the structural entity;   receiving, by the receivers, the scattered electromagnetic waves;   producing, by the receivers, the receiver signals based on the scattered electromagnetic waves;   receiving, by the conversion stage, the receiver signals from the receivers;   receiving, by the conversion stage, the trigger voltage signal from the trigger voltage source;   producing, by the conversion stage, converted data from the receiver signals and the trigger voltage signal;   receiving, by render, the converted data from the conversion stage; and   producing the map of the structural entity from the converted data to map the structural entity.