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.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XXI |
Publisher | International Society for Optics and Photonics SPIE |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-5106-1779-7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Event | Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XXI 2018 - Orlando, United States Duration: 18 Apr 2018 → 19 Apr 2018 |
Publication series
Series | Proceedings of SPIE |
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Volume | 10634 |
Conference
Conference | Passive and Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging XXI 2018 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Orlando |
Period | 18/04/18 → 19/04/18 |
Funding
Part of the research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement no. 312745. The authors are very grateful to all our colleagues in the CONSORTIS project for their dedicated support and collaboration, in particular those from VTT, FOI and Finavia who contributed substantially to the system integration and data collection tasks.
Keywords
- concealed object detection
- FMCW
- imaging
- Radar
- security
- submillimeter wave