Through-the-wall high-resolution imaging of a human and experimental characterization of the transmission of wall materials

S. Nilsson; A. Jänis; M. Gustafsson; J. Kjellgren; Ain Sume

doi:10.1117/12.802342

6 October 2008 Through-the-wall high-resolution imaging of a human and experimental characterization of the transmission of wall materials

S. Nilsson, A. Jänis, M. Gustafsson, J. Kjellgren, Ain Sume

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Proceedings Volume 7117, Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology; 71170L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.802342
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2008, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Abstract

This paper describes the research efforts made at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) concerning through-the-wall imaging radar, as well as fundamental characterization of various wall materials. These activities are a part of two FOI-projects concerning security sensors in the aspects of Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) and Homeland Defence. Through-the-wall high resolution imaging of a human between 28-40 GHz has been performed at FOI. The UWB radar that was used is normally a member of the instrumentation of the FOI outdoor RCS test range Lilla Gåra. The armed test person was standing behind different kinds of walls. The radar images were generated by stepping the turntable in azimuth and elevation. The angular resolution in the near-field was improved by refocusing the parabolic antennas, which in combination with the large bandwidth (12 GHz) gave extremely high resolution radar images. A 3D visualization of the person even exposed the handgun tucked into one hip pocket. A qualitative comparison between the experimental results and simulation results (physical optics-based method) will also be presented. The second part of this paper describes results from activities at FOI concerning material characterization in the 2-110 GHz region. The transmission of building, packing and clothing materials has been experimentally determined. The wide-band measurements in free space were carried out with a scalar network analyzer. In this paper results from these characterizations will be presented. Furthermore, an experimental investigation will be reported of how the transmission properties for some moisted materials change as a function of water content and frequency. We will also show experimental results of how the transmission properties of a pine panel are affected when the surface is coated with a thin surface layer of water.

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S. Nilsson, A. Jänis, M. Gustafsson, J. Kjellgren, and Ain Sume "Through-the-wall high-resolution imaging of a human and experimental characterization of the transmission of wall materials", Proc. SPIE 7117, Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology, 71170L (6 October 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.802342

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