Extremely high-frequency holographic radar imaging of personnel and mail

Douglas L. McMakin; David M. Sheen; Jeffery W. Griffin; Wayne M. Lechelt

doi:10.1117/12.668509

10 May 2006 Extremely high-frequency holographic radar imaging of personnel and mail

Douglas L. McMakin, David M. Sheen, Jeffery W. Griffin, Wayne M. Lechelt

Proceedings Volume 6201, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense V; 62011W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668509
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

The awareness of terrorists covertly transporting chemical warfare (CW) and biological warfare (BW) agents into government, military, and civilian facilities to harm the occupants has increased dramatically since the attacks of 9/11. Government and civilian security personnel have a need for innovative surveillance technology that can rapidly detect these lethal agents, even when they are hidden away in sealed containers and concealed either under clothing or in hand-carried items such as mailed packages or handbags. Sensor technology that detects BW and CW agents in mail or sealed containers carried under the clothing are under development. One promising sensor technology presently under development to detect these threats is active millimeter-wave holographic radar imaging, which can readily image concealed items behind paper, cardboard, and clothing. Feasibility imaging studies at frequencies greater than 40 GHz have been conducted to determine whether simulated biological or chemical agents concealed in mail packages or under clothing could be detected using this extremely high-frequency imaging technique. The results of this imaging study will be presented in this paper.

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Douglas L. McMakin, David M. Sheen, Jeffery W. Griffin, and Wayne M. Lechelt "Extremely high-frequency holographic radar imaging of personnel and mail", Proc. SPIE 6201, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense V, 62011W (10 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668509

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