Title :
W-band imaging of explosive substances
Author :
Schiessl, Andreas ; Ahmed, Sherif Sayed
Author_Institution :
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, Germany
fDate :
Sept. 30 2009-Oct. 2 2009
Abstract :
This paper presents three-dimensional W-band images of some common explosives and substances that can be used to produce explosives. As an introduction, some information about the imaged materials (DUTs) is given. After a detailed description of the measurement setup, multiple views of the three dimensional image data are presented. Data features that could be used for detection of the explosives are proposed. At last, estimates of the thickness of the DUTs and the permittivity of the imaged substances are extracted from the image data.
Keywords :
dielectric bodies; explosives; feature extraction; millimetre wave imaging; millimetre wave measurement; national security; permittivity; DUT; explosive substance detection; homeland security; imaged material; imaged substance permittivity extraction; three-dimensional W-band imaging; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Dielectrics; Explosives; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Object detection; Receiving antennas; Reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2009. EuRAD 2009. European
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4747-3