The CONSORTIS 16-channel 340-GHz security imaging radar
Abstract
We have completed a 16-channel 340 GHz 3D imaging radar for next-generation airport security screening under the European Union funded CONSORTIS (Concealed Object Stand-Off Real-Time Imaging for Security) project. The radar maps a 1 x 1 x 1 m3 sense volume with ∼1 cm3 voxel resolution at multi-hertz frame rates. The radar has been installed in the CONSORTIS system enclosure and integrated with a passenger control system and command module. The full system will ultimately also incorporate a dual-band passive submillimeter wave imager and automatic anomaly detection software for reliable, ethical detection of concealed objects. A large data collection trial on targets of interest has been conducted to support the development of automatic anomaly detection software. Initial threat detection analysis indicates promising results against aviation-relevant objects including simulant dielectric threat materials.
Citation
Robertson , D A , MacFarlane , D G , Hunter , R I , Cassidy , S L , Llombart , N , Gandini , E , Bryllert , T , Ferndahl , M , Lindström , H , Tenhunen , J , Vasama , H , Huopana , J , Selkälä , T & Vuotikka , A J 2018 , The CONSORTIS 16-channel 340-GHz security imaging radar . in D A Wikner & D A Robertson (eds) , Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XXI . , 1063409 , Proceedings of SPIE , vol. 10634 , SPIE , pp. 1-10 , Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XXI 2018 , Orlando , Florida , United States , 18/04/18 . https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304376 conference
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Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XXI
ISSN
0277-786XType
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