Disciplines Sensing Presence
- Military
- Law Enforcement, Border Patrol, Correctional Institutions
- Surveillance, Security, Burglar Alarms
- Industry (OSHA machine guards)
- Ag Engineering (equipment guards)
- Rescue Operations (Firemen, Man Overboard, Ski Patrol / Avalanche, Landslide, Collapsed Buildings)
- Transportation (presence and position of occupants, pedestrian collision avoidance)
- Interactive Toys
- Advertising (talking kiosks and other displays)
- Lighting and Ventilation systems
- Plumbing (bathroom faucets, sinks, urinals, toilets)
- Sports (finish line timers, Swimming Pool lap timers)
- Wildlife management (bird control, fish counters, fish identification)
- Swimming Pool monitors (depth, splash, noise, impact)
- Fish Farm Security Systems (detect seals and swimming poachers)
- Fishing (fish finders)
- Ships (whale impact detection)
- Aviation (human propeller impacts)
- Marine mammals (limit exposure to military explosions)
- Marine Life Detection and Identification (Jorge Parra's work)
References for many of these applications are in the Reference Page at the end of the report
Parra's work