Human body security inspection apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10107903-B2
Application number	US-201514958245-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2015
Priority date	Dec 5, 2014
Publication date	Oct 23, 2018
Grant date	Oct 23, 2018

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a human body security inspection apparatus, comprising: a base on which an inspected human stands; a millimeter-wave transceiver configured to perform a millimeter-wave scanning operation on the body of the inspected human standing on the base so as to detect whether or not the inspected human carries contraband and output a first signal; and a metal sensing detector arranged within the base and configured to detect whether or not there is a metallic foreign object in underside of a shoe of the inspected human and output a second signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A human body security inspection apparatus, comprising:
a base on which an inspected human stands;
a millimeter-wave transceiver configured to perform a millimeter-wave scanning operation on the body of the inspected human standing on the base so as to detect whether or not the inspected human carries contraband and output a first signal;
a metal sensing detector arranged within the base and configured to detect whether or not there is a metallic foreign object in an underside of a shoe of the inspected human and output a second signal;
a control device configured to communicate with the millimeter-wave transceiver and the metal sensing detector so as to control the metal sensing detector to be always in a working state when the inspected human is being inspected by the human body security inspection apparatus, and to control the millimeter-wave transceiver to scan the inspected human only when the inspected human is standing on the base; and
a data processing device configured to process the second signal only when obtained during a time period where the millimeter-wave transceiver does not scan the inspected human so as to obtain metal sensing information about a sensed metal in the underside of the shoe of the inspected human.

2. The human body security inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the metal sensing detector comprises a high frequency oscillator configured to detect the metallic foreign object in the underside of the shoe of the inspected human by sensing a change in an electromagnetic field.

3. The human body security inspection apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the base comprises a top plate on which a standing area is provided to indicate the inspected human to stand, and
the high-frequency oscillator comprises:
a coil configured to build a high frequency electromagnetic field around the standing area; and
a detection circuit configured to detect a change in the electromagnetic field due to the metallic foreign object in the underside of the shoe of the inspected human.

4. The human body security inspection apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the high-frequency oscillator is positioned below the standing area, and at least a portion of the top plate of the base within the standing area is made of a non-metallic material.

5. The human body security inspection apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a shielding treatment device configured to supply power to both the millimeter-wave transceiver and the metal sensing detector from a power supply system, and to isolate and shield the millimeter-wave transceiver from being interfered by the metal sensing detector.

6. The human body security inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
data processing device is further configured to communicate with the millimeter-wave transceiver and the metal sensing detector, to receive and process the first signal so as to reconstruct a millimeter-wave hologram image of the body of the inspected human; and
the human body security inspection apparatus further comprises a display device configured to receive and display the millimeter-wave hologram image and the metal sensing information.

7. The human body security inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a shielding treatment device configured to supply power to both the millimeter-wave transceiver and the metal sensing detector from a power supply system, and to isolate and shield the millimeter-wave transceiver from being interfered by the metal sensing detector.

8. The human body security inspection apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an another millimeter-wave transceiver arranged opposite to the millimeter-wave transceiver, and the two millimeter-wave transceivers are configured to perform a linked scan so as to obtain a holographic imaging of the inspected human.

Assignees

• Nuctech Co Ltd
• Univ Tsinghua

Inventors

• Chen Zhiqiang
• Zhao Ziran
• Wu Wanlong
• Yang Lin
• Jin Yingkang
• Ruan Ming
• Xu Chengcong

Classifications

• G01S13/89

  for mapping or imaging · CPC title

• G01S13/887 Primary

  for detection of concealed objects, e.g. contraband or weapons · CPC title

• G01V3/12

  operating with electromagnetic waves {(operating with millimetre waves G01V8/005)} · CPC title

• G01V8/005 Primary

  operating with millimetre waves, e.g. measuring the black losey radiation · CPC title

• G01V3/10

  using induction coils · CPC title