WI-VI (WIreless-VIsion)

Introduction

● Wi-Vi was created by Dina Katabi ,a professor in

MIT,and her graduate student Fadel Adib.
● Wi-vi stands for wireless vision.
● It captures movig objects behind the wall.
● Device uses typically Wi-Fi hardware.
What can Wi-Vi do?
Why use Wi-Fi Signals?

● Wi-Fi signals can easily penetrate through walls.

● Wi-Vi relies on a simple hardware of 2.GHz Wi-Fi radios
● small enough to be portably used.
● Integrated in hand held devices.
● Low power Wi-Fi signals are used.
Basic Principle & Working

● Based on the principle of RADAR and SONAR imaging.

● RADAR and SONA work on the Doppler effect.
●  This technology uses reflected Wi-Fi signals to track the
movement of people behind walls.
● It uses two transmitting antennas and a single receiver.
●  Transmitting signals are low power Wi-Fi signals.
●  The two antennas transmit almost identical signals,
except the second antenna’s signal is the inverse of the
first.
● Any static objects that the signals hit including the wall
create identical reflections and they get cancelled out. 
● As the person moves through the room, his or her
distance from, receiver changes and remains
detectable.
Challenges Faced:

● Flash Effect:
● When you take a device, point it at a wall, and transmit Wi-Fi
signals, a huge amount of reflection is going to come from the
wall itself.This reflection is 10000* of the beyond wall object’s
reflection.
Gesture Based Communication:

● Wi-Vi enables a human who does not carry any wireless

device to communicate commands or short messages to
a receiver using simple gestures.
● It designates a pair of gestures as a ‘0’ bit and ‘1’ bit.
● A human can compose these gestures to create
messages that have different interpretations.
Advantages:

● Wi-vi require same bandwidth & operates in the same

range as Wi-Fi.
● Wi-vi can perform, through wall imaging without access to
any device on the other side of the wall.
● Wi-vi employs signals whose wavelength are 12.5 cm.
● Extend human vision beyond the visible electromagnetic
range, allowing us to detect objects in the dark or in
smoke.
Limitations:

● Display has very low resolution.

● We cannot detect humans behind concrete walls thicker than
8”.
●  To achieve a narrow beam the human needs to move by
about 50 cm.
Applications:
● Law enforcement:
●  Law enforcement personnel can use the device to avoid walking into an ambush,
and minimize casualties in standoffs and hostage situations.
Emergency situations:
●  Emergency responders can use it to see through rubble and collapsed structures.
● Personal Security:
● Common users can use it for intrusion detection, or when stepping into dark alleys
and unknown places.
● Smart Sensing:
● Wi-Vi can be extended to sense motion in different parts of a building and allow
automated control of heating/cooling and lighting systems.
● User Interface Design:
● The technology may also be leverged in the future to enable controlling household
appliances via gestures, and non-invasive monitoring of children and elderly.
● Entertainment:
● It enables a new dimension for input-output devices in gaming which does not
suffer from occlusion and works in non-line-of-sight.
Future Scope:

●
Wi-Vi technology has just been introduced.
● It is an emerging technology with a wide range of
applications.
● In the possible future we would be able to see through
solid materials by using smart phones.
● Evolution of seeing humans through denser building
material and with a longer range.
● High quality images.
Conclusion:

●  The possibilities are numerous and can be explored further. 

● If this technology can be put into practical use, It can be used
in a variety of applications.
● We will proceed toward the cleaner, greener, safer and
brighter future.
● Wi-Vi technology can change our world before we realize it.
THANK YOU

D. Jignas