High resolution, wide field of view, real time 340GHz 3D imaging radar for security screening

Duncan A. Robertson; David G. Macfarlane; Robert I. Hunter; Scott L. Cassidy; Nuria Llombart; Erio Gandini; Tomas Bryllert; Mattias Ferndahl; Hannu Lindström; Jussi Tenhunen; Hannu Vasama; Jouni Huopana; Timo Selkälä; Antti-jussi Vuotikka

doi:10.1117/12.2262264

High resolution, wide field of view, real time 340GHz 3D imaging radar for security screening

Duncan A. Robertson, David G. Macfarlane, Robert I. Hunter, Scott L. Cassidy, Nuria Llombart, Erio Gandini, Tomas Bryllert, Mattias Ferndahl, Hannu Lindström, Jussi Tenhunen, Hannu Vasama, Jouni Huopana, Timo Selkälä, Antti-jussi Vuotikka

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Abstract

The EU FP7 project CONSORTIS (Concealed Object Stand-Off Real-Time Imaging for Security) is developing a demonstrator system for next generation airport security screening which will combine passive and active submillimeter wave imaging sensors. We report on the development of the 340 GHz 3D imaging radar which achieves high volumetric resolution over a wide field of view with high dynamic range and a high frame rate. A sparse array of 16 radar transceivers is coupled with high speed mechanical beam scanning to achieve a field of view of ~ 1 x 1 x 1 m³ and a 10 Hz frame rate.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XX
Editors	David A. Wikner, Duncan A. Robertson
Publisher	Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510608801
ISBN (Print)	9781510608795
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262264
Publication status	Published - 11 May 2017
Event	SPIE Defense + Security - Anaheim, United States Duration: 9 Apr 2017 → 13 Apr 2017

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Volume	10189
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	SPIE Defense + Security
Abbreviated title	DCS17
Country/Territory	United States
City	Anaheim
Period	9/04/17 → 13/04/17

Keywords

Radar
Submillimeter wave
Security
FMCW
Imaging

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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. (2017). High resolution, wide field of view, real time 340GHz 3D imaging radar for security screening. In D. A. Wikner, & D. A. Robertson (Eds.), Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XX Article 101890C (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 10189). Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262264

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High resolution, wide field of view, real time 340GHz 3D imaging radar for security screening. / Robertson, Duncan A.; Macfarlane, David G.; Hunter, Robert I. et al.
Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XX. ed. / David A. Wikner; Duncan A. Robertson. Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, 2017. 101890C (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 10189).

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Robertson DA , Macfarlane DG , Hunter RI, Cassidy SL, Llombart N, Gandini E et al. High resolution, wide field of view, real time 340GHz 3D imaging radar for security screening. In Wikner DA, Robertson DA, editors, Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XX. Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. 2017. 101890C. (Proceedings of SPIE). doi: 10.1117/12.2262264

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