Abstract

Microwave and millimeter wave imaging. An antenna array in communication with a signal source comprises a plurality of antennas by which a signal generated by the signal source is transmitted incident to an object located remotely from the antenna array and by which a signal reflected from the object is received by the antenna array. The signals transmitted by the antennas collectively have an effective electric field resembling a plane-wave within a target region in front of the antenna array. A plurality of detectors each connected to one of the antennas is configured to simultaneously receive the reflected signal and provide an output signal representative thereof. An image processor configured to execute an imaging algorithm generates a multi-dimensional profile representative of the object based on the output signals from the detectors.

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Comments

Docket Number: 17MST041-UTL

Filing Date: 10/25/2018

Issue Date: 05/18/2021, FY21

References Cited

U.S. Patent Documents:

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Foreign Patent Documents:

WO 2018/115372 A1 6/2018

Prior Publication Data:

US 2019/0128999 A1 May 2, 2019

Patent Application Number

16/171,146

Patent Number

US 11,009,585 B2

Document Type

Patent

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

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© 2026 The Curators of the University of Missouri, All rights reserved

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Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (US)

Publication Date

18 May, 2021

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