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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
May. 30, 2006
William Steinway, Smyrna, GA (US);
David H. Fine, Cocoa Beach, FL (US);
Steve Cole, Orlando, FL (US);
William Steinway, Smyrna, GA (US);
David H. Fine, Cocoa Beach, FL (US);
Steve Cole, Orlando, FL (US);
L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Abstract
Sensing characteristics of an object includes transmitting a stepped-frequency radar through an object and detecting, with multiple receiving structures, deflected portions of the radar signal. The detected portions are processed to generate processed data including information associated with amplitudes and phases of the deflected portions, and with the locations of the receiving structures at which the deflected portions were detected. The processed data is analyzed to determine information corresponding to dielectric properties particular positions within the object.