Infrared and millimeter-wave sensors for military special operations and law enforcement applications

International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1117-1138

  Currie, N C ^a,b,c   Demma, F J ^a   Ferris Jr , D D ^a   Kwasowsky, B R ^a   McMillan, R W ^a,b,c   Wicks, M C ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFRARED DEVICES; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; PERFORMANCE; RADAR;

LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS; MILITARY SPECIAL OPERATORS; MILLIMETER WAVE ACTIVE CAMERAS; MILLIMETER WAVE PASSIVE CAMERAS; MILLIMETER WAVE SENSORS; WEAPON DETECTION;

SENSORS;

EID: 0030191133     PISSN: 01959271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02088899     Document Type: Article

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