The CONSORTIS 16-channel 340-GHz security imaging radar

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:10.1117/12.2304376

The CONSORTIS 16-channel 340-GHz security imaging radar

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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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XXI
Editors	David A. Wikner, Duncan A. Robertson
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-10
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510617797
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304376
Publication status	Published - 8 May 2018
Event	Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XXI 2018 - Orlando, United States Duration: 18 Apr 2018 → 19 Apr 2018 Conference number: 21 https://spie.org/sid/conferencedetails/passive-active-millimeter-wave-imaging?SSO=1

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	10634
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XXI 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	18/04/18 → 19/04/18
Internet address	https://spie.org/sid/conferencedetails/passive-active-millimeter-wave-imaging?SSO=1

Keywords

Radar
Submillimeter wave
Security
FMCW
Imaging
Concealed object detection

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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. 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 (pp. 1-10). Article 1063409 (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 10634). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304376

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The CONSORTIS 16-channel 340-GHz security imaging radar. / Robertson, Duncan A.; MacFarlane, David G.; Hunter, Robert I. et al.
Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XXI. ed. / David A. Wikner; Duncan A. Robertson. SPIE, 2018. p. 1-10 1063409 (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 10634).

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