Passive microwave remote sensing for security applications

Author

Peichl, Markus ; Dill, Stephan ; Jirousek, Matthias ; Suess, Helmut

Author_Institution

Microwaves & Radar Inst., Wessling

fYear

2007

fDate

10-12 Oct. 2007

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

35

Abstract

The security of persons or sensitive infrastructures is of increasing importance. Passive microwave remote sensing allows a daytime-independent non-destructive observation and examination of the objects of interest without artificial exposure under nearly all weather conditions. The penetration capability of microwaves enables the detection of hidden objects. Examples for various imaging experiments are shown. The experimental systems are used to investigate basic key parameters for the specific applications like suitable frequency band, required spatial resolution, sensitivity, and field of view. Systems close to real-time are under investigation and development.

Keywords

image processing; microwave imaging; national security; object detection; remote sensing; hidden objects detection; imaging experiment; microwave radiometry; passive microwave remote sensing; security applications; Brightness temperature; Frequency; Microwave imaging; Microwave radiometry; Optical imaging; Optical receivers; Passive microwave remote sensing; Passive radar; Security; Spatial resolution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 2007. EuRAD 2007. European

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-2-87487-004-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EURAD.2007.4404929

Filename

4404929