Smiths Detection Ireland Limited

Msc Vertriebs Gmbh

Michael Crowley

Emil Ivanov Entchev

Brendan Lyons

Mohammed Ben Abdillah

Martin Schneider

David O'Driscoll

Klaus-Michael Hussmann

David O'DRISCOLL

Klaus-Michael Hauffman

An imaging system () comprises a transmitter (), a receiver (), an antenna array (); and a controller () for directing the transmitter, the receiver, and the antenna array to scan a volume containing an object. The controller has multiple distributed processors () to calculate antenna control pattern data during run-time. The processor () assesses misalignment of antennae using a receiver placed in the imaging volume, and monitors level of energy received by the receiver and compares it with a reference energy level. Also, the controller performs on-the-fly modification of antenna control pattern data according to real time conditions such as mechanical misalignment of the transmitter, the receiver, or of one or more antennas. The controller may generate three-dimensional offset vectors to provide a profile of the offset across the scan volume, and the position of an antenna may be moved to compensate for the mechanical misalignment.

Imaging system

The invention relates to an imaging system having a reflect array for reflection of radiation such as millimeter-wave radiation. It can apply to imaging systems which operate over a wide range of wavelengths.

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Greenfort, Ireland

Michael Crowley