Active Millimeter Wave Sensor for Standoff Concealed Threat Detection

We present a millimeter radar for threat level evaluation developed for the detection concealed threats, such as guns and person borne improvised explosive devices (PBIED). The system uses a Gaussian optic lens antenna to achieve stand-off ranges up to 25 m. Ultra-wideband swept frequency radar, usi...

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Published in:IEEE sensors journal 2013-12, Vol.13 (12), p.4948-4954
Main Authors: Andrews, David A., Harmer, Stuart William, Bowring, Nicholas J., Rezgui, Nacer D., Southgate, Matthew J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Concealed threat screening
Educational institutions
Imaging
Metals
Millimeter wave
Millimeter wave radar
radar
Receivers
remote detection
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Summary:We present a millimeter radar for threat level evaluation developed for the detection concealed threats, such as guns and person borne improvised explosive devices (PBIED). The system uses a Gaussian optic lens antenna to achieve stand-off ranges up to 25 m. Ultra-wideband swept frequency radar, using direct detection receivers, is implemented to achieve short radar range resolution . The system is capable of detecting a wide range of objects positioned in front of the body by interpretation of the scattered waveform. Threat detection is rendered autonomously by a neural network that processes the scattered polarimetric, depth domain radar waveforms. The system may be configured to alarm or reject certain classes of objects, allowing for the detection of specific or broad spectrum threats. The radar system is portable and manually steered by the operator to enable standoff monitoring of walking human targets in real time. A video feed provides the operator with a wide field of view that allows tracking of persons and greatly facilitates aiming of the sensor. Rapid (1 ms) radar sweep times and fast signal acquisition and processing are implemented to provide threat detection at video frame rates (30 fps). Performance parameters for the detection of hand-guns and simulated PBIED are presented for ranges up to 25 m.
ISSN:1530-437X
1558-1748
DOI:10.1109/JSEN.2013.2273487