The use of far infra-red radiation for the detection of concealed metal objects.

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• Alternative Title:
  The use of far infrared radiation for the detection of concealed metal objects.
• Creators:
  Scotto, Michael
• Corporate Creators:
  Transportation Systems Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Infrared radiation
  • Infrared detectors
  • Infrared imagery
  • Far infrared radiation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  D0T-TSC-0ST-72-11
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
• Abstract:
  Abstract The use of infrared radiation for the detection ; of concealed metal objects has been investigated both ; theoretically and experimentally. The investigation was ; divided into two phases, one which considered passive ; techniques, and another which involved active sources of ; radiation to probe the subject. Because of the limited ; amount of time and equipment available, only primitive ; systems were studied, but the results serve as a fundamental ; guide to the requirements of a field operational ; system. The results obtained show that metals concealed ; by clothing can definitely be detected by observing the ; far infra-red radiation from the region of the hidden ; object. This type of system has the very attractive ; feature of high spatial resolution, and can easily distinguish ; between dangerous weapons and harmless objects.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  OS213, work unit no. R2521
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17687/dot_17687_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 32.49 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1e721ff73be0910582dc5c79576bf1c5823251adf417d49e5e9057972e3495ef