220GHz wideband 3D imaging radar for concealed object detection technology development and phenomenology studies

Duncan Alexander Robertson; David Graham Macfarlane; Tomas Bryllert

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220GHz wideband 3D imaging radar for concealed object detection technology development and phenomenology studies

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We present a 220 GHz 3D imaging ‘Pathfinder’ radar developed within the EU FP7 project CONSORTIS (Concealed Object Stand-Off Real-Time Imaging for Security) which has been built to address two objectives: (i) to de-risk the radar hardware development and (ii) to enable the collection of phenomenology data with ~1 cm³ volumetric resolution. The radar combines a DDS-based chirp generator and self-mixing multiplier technology to achieve a 30 GHz bandwidth chirp with such high linearity that the raw point response is close to ideal and only requires minor nonlinearity compensation. The single transceiver is focused with a 30 cm lens mounted on a gimbal to acquire 3D volumetric images of static test targets & materials.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XIX
Editors	David A Wikner, Arttu R Luukanen
Publisher	SPIE
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2222780
Publication status	Published - 12 May 2016
Event	SPIE Conference on Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XIX - MD, Baltimore, United States Duration: 18 Apr 2016 → 21 Apr 2016 https://spie.org/SI16D/conferencedetails/passive-active-millimeter-wave-imaging

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Volume	9830
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	SPIE Conference on Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XIX
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baltimore
Period	18/04/16 → 21/04/16
Internet address	https://spie.org/SI16D/conferencedetails/passive-active-millimeter-wave-imaging

Keywords

Millimeter wave
Imaging radar
FMCW
DDS
Security

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Concealed Objects Stand Off 100%: EU FP7 Security Call 2012 - Consortis
Robertson, D. (PI)
Joint Research Centre European Commission
1/01/14 → 31/12/17
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Robertson, DA , Macfarlane, DG & Bryllert, T 2016, 220GHz wideband 3D imaging radar for concealed object detection technology development and phenomenology studies. in DA Wikner & AR Luukanen (eds), Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XIX. Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 9830, SPIE, SPIE Conference on Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XIX , Baltimore, United States, 18/04/16. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2222780

220GHz wideband 3D imaging radar for concealed object detection technology development and phenomenology studies. / Robertson, Duncan Alexander ; Macfarlane, David Graham; Bryllert, Tomas.
Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XIX. ed. / David A Wikner; Arttu R Luukanen. SPIE, 2016. (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 9830).

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220GHz wideband 3D imaging radar for concealed object detection technology development and phenomenology studies

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