TY - GEN
T1 - Human thermal emissions and their exploitation in passive microwave radar
AU - Vela, Russell
AU - Narayanan, Ram M.
AU - Ewing, Robert L.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - An investigation of the thermally generated microwave emissions of humans and their ability to be utilized in passive radar applications is to be presented. These investigations will be beneficial to the research areas of concealed human detection, identification and characterization, concealed object detection, through wall imaging and close-in sensing. While this paper conveys work performed in the 240 to 260 GHz regime, the presentation will also include research being performed in the X and W bands. It will be shown that sufficient spectral power is generated at these frequencies by humans not only to be receivable in sensitive passive radar systems but to aid in identification and classification as well.
AB - An investigation of the thermally generated microwave emissions of humans and their ability to be utilized in passive radar applications is to be presented. These investigations will be beneficial to the research areas of concealed human detection, identification and characterization, concealed object detection, through wall imaging and close-in sensing. While this paper conveys work performed in the 240 to 260 GHz regime, the presentation will also include research being performed in the X and W bands. It will be shown that sufficient spectral power is generated at these frequencies by humans not only to be receivable in sensitive passive radar systems but to aid in identification and classification as well.
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U2 - 10.1109/APS.2012.6348928
DO - 10.1109/APS.2012.6348928
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84870514858
SN - 9781467304627
T3 - IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)
BT - 2012 IEEE International Symposiumon Antennas and Propagation, APSURSI 2012 - Proceedings
T2 - Joint 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting, APSURSI 2012
Y2 - 8 July 2012 through 14 July 2012
ER -