Title :
Detection of concealed weapons using far-infrared bolometer arrays
Author :
McMillan, R.W. ; Milton, O., Jr. ; Hetzler, M.C. ; Hyde, R.S. ; Owerns, W.R.
Author_Institution :
U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, AL, USA
Abstract :
Radiation at wavelengths longer than about 20 microns will penetrate clothing for the detection of concealed weapons better than the shorter wavelengths. In this paper, we give preliminary results on application of an uncooled bolometer array operating beyond 20 microns to the detection of concealed weapons.
Keywords :
bolometers; infrared detectors; weapons; 20 micron; clothing penetration; concealed weapon detection; uncooled far infrared bolometer array; Bolometers; Clothing; Cotton; Detectors; Image generation; Microwave technology; Plastics; Radar detection; Space technology; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 25th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6513-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2000.893022
