UCF Office of Research & Commercialization
Office of Technology Transfer
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12201 Research Parkway, Suite 501 |
Orlando, FL 32826
Phone: 407.882.0340 | Fax: 407.823.3299
Real-Time Crowd-Sourced Oversight of Protective Equipment Donning/Doffing
33444 – Crowd sourced review and certifying service enables healthcare workers to have their PPE donning/doffing techniques collectively observed and reviewed in real time UCF researchers have developed a system and methods that healthcare workers, firefighters and other first responders can use to ensure that they and colleagues worldwide properly don (put on) or doff (take off) personnel... Read More
ARGIS® Software: A Robust Single-Source, Web-Based Research Management System
31672 – Scalable software, ARGIS significantly reduces administrative overhead associated with managing university research, funding and commercialization projects UCF researchers have developed customizable and scalable web-based, software for research administration that meets the needs of diverse stakeholders in a single system. The Academic Research & Grants Information System (ARGIS)... Read More
Synthetic Data Generation Method Improves Accuracy of Gesture Recognizers
33507 – New synthetic data generation method enables fast, accurate training of gesture recognizers used in rapid prototyping of user interfaces UCF researchers have developed a method that quickly generates realistic synthetic data and enables gesture recognizers to significantly improve their accuracy. The new method, called Stochastic Resampling (SR), is computationally efficient, has minimal... Read More
Methods and Devices for Interference Cancellation in Radio Frequency Communication Systems
30849 – This patent details the technique and apparatus for carrying out communications that use a radio frequency comprised of a signal and an interference component. The interference signal is generated at a control center, sent to an antenna site via fiber optics and transmitted to another control center, aircraft or ship Scientists at UCF have devised a communications system capable of... Read More
Level of Confidence for Line Assignment in Spectral Analysis
33143 – New software calculates level of confidence for line assignment Proprietary software from UCF enables higher accuracy and less false positives in spectral analysis software packages for Light Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) systems and other spectrographic applications. Current techniques use peak matching algorithms to identify element lines and concentrations, however, given that... Read More
Extremely High Precision Measurement of the Free Spectral Range of an Etalon
30944 – Methods, systems, and devices for measurement to determine the free spectral range (FSR) of an etalon Fabry-Perot interferometers, or simply etalons, have been used for many years to select and stabilize the wavelength of tunable diode lasers for Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed (DWDM) systems. The etalon consists of two parallel flat semi-transparent mirrors separated by a fixed... Read More
Signal Processing using Spectrally Phase-Encoded Optical Frequency Combs for High Speed Computing and Pattern Recognition
31090 – Methods, apparatus and systems for a high speed signal processing system As the amount of digital information and communication increases, timely and accurate data collection for software based evaluation and correlation becomes increasingly more difficult. The increase in difficulty arises from three main issues: the sheer volume of the data being generated, the nature of the desired... Read More
Dual Opto-Electronic Precision Clocking Protocol for Optical and Electronic Systems
30272 – The design of an opto-electronic loop that drives a harmonic mode-locked laser to produce a beat pattern signal to act as a high precision clocking protocol in both the optical and electronic regimes. Inside of every piece of modern electronic technology lays a clock. Intended to coordinate and synchronize spatially separated operations within in a circuit or across a communications... Read More
Inexpensive Software Systems and Methods for Inducing Effects in an Audio Signal
31557 – The invention represents a software system and method to emulate professional sound effects applied to almost any common instrument, without the use of expensive hardware or significant human effort. The effects are induced in a novel digital form, as an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) by creating completely new embodiments of existing musical effects. Often, special musical effects are... Read More
Compensation of Optical Signal Error through Digital Post-processing
31375 – The design for an error compensation method for optical information or imaging systems which suffer from linear and nonlinear impairments through an electronic postprocessing, back propagation method. Optical signal processing hinges on the system’s ability to compensate for the error accumulated by optical pulses as they travel through air or a waveguide apparatus, such as a fiber optic... Read More
An Optimal Signal Processing Algorithm/System That Will Allow Complex Signals to Adapt to Time-Changing/Unknown
31038 – Algorithms, systems and methods for processing information/signals with speed and accuracy by employing a higher degree of freedom in environments that are rapidly changing or time varying. Signal processing in the world of communications, is the analysis, interpretation and manipulation of signals (e.g., audio, images, radio signals, biological data, etc.). In wireless systems, it is... Read More
An Optical Free-Space Communication-based Telescope System For Narrow Band Transmission and Receiving
30031 – A communication system and method of transmitting/receiving sensitive data from a laser source through a non-confined optical free-space to any predetermined direction. The invention has been issued a patent The technology of laser communication or free-space optical communication has matured to meet the growing demand of higher data transmission to and from aircrafts, satellites and... Read More
All-Optical Carrier Recovery
30930 – This invention presents the first all-optical phase and polarization recovery scheme for Phase-Shift Key signals. UCF scientists have developed the first all-optical carrier phase and polarization recovery scheme for Phase-Shift Key (PSK) signals. The technique also provides a means to carry out reliable optical carrier synchronization using a phase sensitive oscillator. Coherent optical... Read More
Regeneration of Differential Phase-Shift-Key Optical Modulated Signals
30283 – Systems, methods, apparatus and devices for all-optical regeneration of degraded optical signals in differential phase-shift-key systems UCF scientists have developed an all-optical regenerator. It is capable of simultaneously restoring the optical phase of a Differential Phase-Shift-Key (DPSK) signal, providing signal amplification and reducing noise. This system uses phase sensitive... Read More
Optical Multichannel Signal Regeneration
30170 – Method and apparatus for efficient optical regeneration UCF scientists have developed a more efficient all-optical regeneration system that addresses the limitations of pre-existing inventions. It can process multiple channel communications and is capable of removing the noise from both 0 and 1 bits. The growing demand for high capacity fiber optic communication systems has led to... Read More
Improved Optical Communications with Significantly Reduced Cost using Polarization Diversity Transmission
30901 – Novel system and method for improving optical communications using transmission polarization diversity to reduce impairments in fiber transmissions. UCF scientists have developed a novel and less costly system and device, to improve optical communication using polarization redundancy. The overall system is less complex than previous systems, since it uses simplified receivers, simple... Read More
Optical Frequency Self Stabilization in a Coupled Optoelectronic Oscillator (COEO)
31092 – Methods, systems and devices to provide optical frequency self-stabilization in a coupled optoelectronic oscillator (COEO). Low noise, high repetition rate mode-locked lasers have a number of potential applications in signal processing and coherent communications. For applications such as the generation of arbitrary Radio Frequency (RF) waveforms and photonic sampling, pulse-to-pulse... Read More
Wavelength Division Transmission for 1.31 μm and 1.55μm Bands Simultaneously
31137 – The design of a wavelength division multiplexed system for fully dispersion compensated operation in both 1.55μm and 1.31μm wavelength bands by use of constant-intensity modulation formats, semiconductor optical amplifiers, and selective compensation protocols. Fiber optic communications is the underpinning of the information revolution we enjoy today, and at the heart of this exciting... Read More
Chromatic Dispersion Compensation for Optical Communications
31078 – A method for infinite impulse response (IIR) chromatic dispersion compensation in optical communications systems that employ homodyne detection, by means of digital signal postprocessing. The advent of fiber optic communications has enabled a great deal of the connectivity we enjoy in our modern age. Fiber’s ability to carry information around the world at the speed of light has placed a... Read More
Hybrid Photonics Modules for Variable Time Delay Signal Processing
31316 – This invention provides means and methods for the creation of a variable optical delay line consisting of: an input circuit with an electro-optic modulator, a digital delay module, a switchless analog delay module, and non-dispersive single mode fibers. Searching and tracking fast moving objects requires high speed and high spatial resolution radar beams. To fulfill this need phased array... Read More
Data Compression of One or Multidimensional Signals Utilizing an Energy Based Split Vector Quantizer via Multiple Transform Domain Representations
30041 – Systems containing multiple transform split quantizer codebooks that will efficiently and more accurately represent data signals by measuring the extent of distortion and automatically picks which domain is better for the particular signal being transmitted or stored Vector quantization is a powerful technique used for compressing data. The term “data” can represent signals which exist in... Read More
Highly Reliable High-Capacity Free-space Optical Communication with Partially Coherent Beams
30030 – A communication system and methods of transmitting and receiving sensitive data from a laser source through a non-confined optical free-space by providing a stable connection even under adverse atmospheric conditions UCF engineers and scientists have developed a novel free-space optical communication system using a laser beam for transmitting data by means of partially coherent optical... Read More
Virtual Router for a Robust Wireless Multihop Highly Mobile Communication Network
31107 – The invention represents a method for forming and maintaining wireless communication routes between a source node and a destination node by means of relay nodes and mobile nodes. Performance of networks are unaffected by the mobility of such nodes. Mobile wireless networks exist in two variations: those with infrastructure and those without (also known as mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs)).... Read More
Diffraction Free, Self-Bending Airy Wave Generation
31343 – Methods, apparatus and systems for generating self-bending diffraction free Airy wavepackets in both the special and temporal domain. Any ordinary beam of light spreads as it travels, thanks to the wave effect known as diffraction. Even a laser pointer’s beam gets wider and dimmer on the way to a distant screen. But in 1987 a team introduced the Bessel beam, whose intensity remains... Read More
Self-correcting and Self-tracking Algorithm for Detection of Articulate Objects and Human Hand Gestures in Video Signals
30917 – A self-initializing, self-correcting system and algorithm for tracking articulate objects (particularly human hands) in a video system The ability to detect and track articulate objects such as human hands is important in human computer interactions (HCI) and also surveillance. Thus, research in tracking these objects is a well covered area in computer vision, giving rise to numerous... Read More
Facial Recognition and Identification based on Principal Component Analysis Utilizing a Transform Domain Algorithm with Significantly Reduced Storage Requirements
30836 – Methods and system for image classification/recognition based on two-dimensional principal component analysis in the transform domain, thereby reducing computational complexity and storage requirements without sacrificing recognition accuracy. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is a widely utilized mathematical technique for computational feature extraction in the areas of pattern... Read More
Recognition of One or Multidimensional Signals Utilizing a Self-Designing Intelligent Signal Processing System Capable of Evolutional Learning
30018 – The technology is a self-designing signal processing system utilizing a multi-criteria, multi-transform neural network for pattern classification. Said data discrimination is carried out using an adaptive means for recognizing a pattern from the received signals, thereby enhancing signal processing. Finally, the system selects optimum criteria for use in classification of the plural... Read More
Model 3D Objects from 2D Images without the use of Calibrated Cameras or Computationally Expansive Calculations
31243 – A system and method for generating 3D objects from 2D images of the object taken from multiple viewpoints, which is purely image based and avoids the complex calculations and camera calibrations required by other 3D reconstruction methods. The ability to construct realistic 3D objects is an important aspect of rendering realistic scenes in computer vision research and applications. Thus,... Read More
System and Method for Automatic Drum Track Generation
30992 – Software system and method for computer generation of drum rhythm patterns that are original and natural sounding for any song. The technology uses two primary functions. It first generates initial tracks from user-defined inputs. It then uses IEC, allowing users to both visually and aurally evaluate generated sounds, to refine and further evolve drum patterns until the user is satisfied with... Read More
Interactive Electronic Textbook for Teaching Electrical Circuits
31307 – Engaging and Effective Methods and systems for an interactive and innovative graphical user interface (GUI) for creating circuit schematics and generating netlists, circuit symbolic solving and instant simulated solutions. Engineering is a discipline in which problem solving skills (e.g. design and critical thinking) are of paramount importance, and where a focus on mere knowledge is not... Read More
Debris-Less and Spark-Free Shape Memory Alloy Based Release Mechanism
31171 – This invention embodies a shape memory alloy based mechanism for releasing a load without any electrical sparks and with no debris released utilizing a specific temperature as its trigger Shape memory alloys are materials that are able to return to their original shape when heated. This shape recovery can occur against large forces, leading researchers to develop the next generation of... Read More
Accurate & Complete Computer Modeling with High-Quantity Parameter Synthesis
32537 – Demand for models that more accurately and completely represent real-life systems spans the fields of mechanics, aerospace, physics, economics, biotechnology, and medicine. Computer modeling offers a way to better predict the behavior of systems being studied and a way to gain confidence in newly developed systems. The knowledge gained from modeling can be used for applications from... Read More
New Method Evaluates Boolean Formulas Using Sneak Paths
33132 – In crossbar computing, sneak paths are transformed from computational challenges into first-class design elements Crossbar computing and, particularly, the evaluation of Boolean formulas, has been an active and ongoing research topic. Boolean-formula computation that uses memristor circuits has also been recently examined. Previous memristive Boolean-formula evaluation strategies have... Read More
Parallel Processing with Wavelength-Independent Optoelectronic Logic Gate
31727 – Boolean exclusive OR (XOR) and exclusive NOR (XNOR) logic gates are used for data mining, pattern extraction, data traffic control, and data routing in telecommunication applications due to their usefulness in label switching, parity checking, and pattern recognition. Currently available all-optical logic gates cannot process multiple signals at different wavelengths simultaneously as... Read More
Streamlined, Ultralow Noise, Portable Frequency Comb Device
33037 – Currently available technologies that generate a low noise 10 GHz pulse train with RF phase noise utilize optical frequency division, but as a result, suffer from stabilization and calibration difficulties. The conventional optical frequency divider is comprised of four main components: a mode-locked laser, a separate continuous wave (CW) laser, a nonlinear f-2f interferometer, and an optical... Read More
Waveguides Simultaneously Transmit Short and Long Electromagnetic Waves
32336 – Often used to transmit electromagnetic (EM) signals, optical fibers sometimes transmit signals of varying wavelengths, e.g. signals from opposite ends of the EM spectrum, from microwaves to infrared (IR). Due to the fibers’ geometry, these transmissions typically require multiple fibers, where each fiber is configured to guide waves within a limited wavelength range. This large number of... Read More
High-Accuracy Structural Health Monitoring Method Detects Small Pattern Changes with Fewer Sensors
32433 – UCF researchers have developed a way to detect small pattern changes in sensed data, particularly in field monitoring applications, using auto-modulating pattern (AMP) detection. Small pattern changes are difficult to identify in the presence of substantial environmental effects that act as noise and conceal them. In some situations, such as monitoring the tilt of a retaining wall over time... Read More
Multi-Core Fiber Creates Optical Supermode for Larger Effective Area
32510 – Bundled cores use crosstalk to act as a larger core with unique properties To increase capacity for optical communication systems, this technology increases the effective area of fiber modes to decrease the limitation of Kerr nonlinearity by using multi-core fiber (CMCF) structure. The new structural innovation takes advantage of the crosstalk between the cores of a conventional multi-core... Read More
Efficient Computation and Compensation of Distortion in Dispersion-Managed Optical Communications
32376 – The cost and time delay of current technologies’ computational requirements are now avoidable with this relatively low-cost method of solving nonlinear Schrodinger equations in parallel and in real-time. A new method for nonlinearity compensation on a dispersion-managed optical signal, transmitted over a long-haul optical communication link, improves upon current technologies by reducing... Read More
Correlate Imaging for Simulation-Based Training Systems
32926 – Military and private companies are increasingly investing in virtual environments, simulation-based training, specialized simulation platforms for collective team training, and live-virtual-constructive training. Consistency, and with it the look and feel that makes simulated training most effective, can be effected when imaging renders differently for individual trainees because systems lack... Read More
Automated Remote Collaborative Learning Software
32940 – UCF researchers have developed a method and system of automated remote collaborative learning broadcasting that leverages learner comprehension to engage remote viewers. Multiple video feeds of an educational presentation—lecture, demonstration, or discussion—are presented to viewers classified as either local or remote, based on their available bandwidth for viewing and interacting with the... Read More
qPCR Analysis Software
32701 – UCF researchers developed a simple mathematical model that accurately describes the entire PCR reaction profile using only two reaction variables that depict the maximum capacity of the reaction and feedback inhibition. This model allows quantification that is more accurate than existing methods and takes advantage of the brighter fluorescence signals from later cycles. Because the model... Read More
Digital Backward Propagation for WDM Systems
31726 – Channel impairments in transmission systems result in signal degradation and thus limit the carrying capacity of these systems. As complex electrical signal propagates along each span of an optical channel, and is distorted by fiber impairments, polarization-dependent nonlinearity impairment compensation logic can undo signal degradation. While backward propagation can be used to... Read More
Achieve Higher RF Frequency Stability with Lower Phase Noise
32843 – Improve radar, communications, and signal intelligence with interferometer-based optoelectronic oscillator Optoelectronic oscillators (OEOs) provide a continuous, high quality factor (Q) modulated signal in order to obtain high spectral purity. OEOs are used for a variety of purposes, including a carrier wave for communications, and radar emissions. Most OEOs use an RF filter as the mode... Read More
Digital Backward Propagation Method
31725 – When an optical signal travels through a fiber channel, the fiber introduces various types of distortion. UCF researchers have developed a method to compensate for this optical distortion, using backward propagation in the electrical domain to restore optical signal quality/integrity. The received signal, distorted by imperfections in the physical channel, is processed by modeling channel... Read More
Mode-Routed Optical Networks
32719 – Increase the capacity of long-haul communication networks Current backbone fiber optic networks rely on wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) transmission protocols, wherein each wavelength in the WDM provides a data channel between endpoints. The total number of wavelengths and optical power supported by the fiber limits the total data capacity of the connection, whose limits are set... Read More
Simplified 3D Motion Tracking
31834 – New method and camera configuration improves computer vision UCF researchers have developed a motion tracking method independent of external components commonly relied upon by conventional approaches by utilizing environmental markers as reference points or pre-loaded models of the physical environment instead. The method consists of four cameras, such as digital video cameras, capturing a... Read More
Optical Detector for Improved Signal Amplification
33034 – A new method of signal amplification has been developed by a UCF researcher to offer improved signal amplification utilizing optical gain rather than traditional gain in the detector. The novel approach to optical signal amplification does not require active electronic elements, avoiding problems such as thermal run away that can cause a detector to become inoperative in harsh environments.... Read More
Modulation-Independent Polarization-Division Demultiplexing Without CMA Drawbacks
32124 – In optical communications, spectral efficiency can be increased by simultaneously transmitting signals in both transverse-magnetic (TM) and transverse-electric (TE) polarizations, and receiving the signal by polarization-division multiplexing (PDM). Conventional (PDM) requires knowledge of the original modulation format before the signal can be successfully demultiplexed. Blind demultiplexing... Read More
Improved Algorithm to Count Dense Crowds
32798 – Count the number of people in images of crowds of greater size and density While dense crowds occur frequently in ticketed events like concerts, marathons, religious ceremonies, and sports games, obtaining a count of participants is relatively easy. However, in events where participants are not registered, measuring the number of constantly shifting attendees often becomes crucial as in... Read More
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