Real-time imaging with frequency scanning array antenna for industrial inspection applications at W band
Fecha
2018Versión
Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia
Tipo
Artículo / Artikulua
Versión
Versión aceptada / Onetsi den bertsioa
Impacto
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10.1007/s10762-017-0434-6
Resumen
A real-time imaging system based on a frequency scanning antenna for conveyor belt setups is presented in this paper. The frequency scanning antenna together with an inexpensive parabolic reflector operates at the W band enabling the detection of details with dimensions in the order of 2 mm. In addition, a low level of sidelobes is achieved by optimizing unequal dividers to window the power distr ...
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A real-time imaging system based on a frequency scanning antenna for conveyor belt setups is presented in this paper. The frequency scanning antenna together with an inexpensive parabolic reflector operates at the W band enabling the detection of details with dimensions in the order of 2 mm. In addition, a low level of sidelobes is achieved by optimizing unequal dividers to window the power distribution for sidelobe reduction. Furthermore, the quality of the images is enhanced by the radiation pattern properties. The performance of the system is validated by showing simulation as well as experimental results obtained in real time, proving the feasibility of these kinds of frequency scanning antennas for cost-effective imaging applications. [--]
Materias
Beam steering,
Frequency scanning,
Horn antenna,
Millimeter-wave imaging,
W band
Editor
Springer
Publicado en
Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 2018, 39, 45-63
Departamento
Universidad Pública de Navarra. Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica /
Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa. Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa Saila /
Universidad Pública de Navarra/Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa. Institute of Smart Cities - ISC
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Entidades Financiadoras
This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness Project Nos. TEC2016-76997-C3-1-R, TEC 2013-47753-C3-1-R, RTC-2014-2110-2, and postdoctoral fellowship FPDI-2013-16278.