Patriot One Tech PatScan: AI-Driven Cognitive Microwave Radar Detection

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Patriot One Technologies has developed the PatScan system, which utilizes AI-driven Cognitive Microwave Radar technology to detect concealed weapons such as guns, knives, and explosives without imaging. The system analyzes reflected microwaves to identify specific signatures associated with weapons, achieving a true positive rate of 91.6% for single-direction scans. The device is compact, low power, and easily concealable, with a reported false positive rate of 5.6%. However, given the high volume of passengers and the low incidence of concealed weapons, over 99.99% of alerts may be false positives.

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The company Patriot One Technologies is marketing a system called PatScan using AI and microwave technology to detected concealed weapons (gun, knives, explosives) without imaging (Cognitive Microwave Radar).

https://patriot1tech.com/solutions/how-it-works/

Apparently it detects reflected microwaves from a person and analyzes the spectrum for telltale signatures based on scans of actual weapons. It is said to have a 91% true positive for a single direction scan which can be improved with scans from multiple directions. It is low power, small , and easily concealed.
 
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Do you have any direct connection with Patriot One Technologies?
 
No. Just saw it mentioned in a financial service I follow.
 
gleem said:
It is low power, small , and easily concealed.

These are all relative specifications. Do you have any absolutes?
 
It is claimed to have a false positive rate of 5.6%, and a true positive rate of 91.6%.

Given 800 million passengers and 3000 guns per year, > 99.99% of positives will be fake.
 
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