Detecting hidden objects on human body using active millimeter wave sensor

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1746-1752

  Kapilevich, Boris ^a   Einat, Moshe ^a  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Concealed weapon detection; homeland security; millimeter wave (MMW); sensors

Indexed keywords

BACK-SCATTERED; CONCEALED WEAPON DETECTION; DETECTION PROBABILITIES; HIDDEN OBJECTS; HOMELAND SECURITY; HUMAN BODIES; MILLIMETER WAVE (MMW); MILLIMETER WAVE SENSOR; THRESHOLD LEVELS;

MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

SENSORS;

EID: 77956701449     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2010.2049350     Document Type: Article

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