System for screening a group of people

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026063821-A1
Application number	US-202418819705-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 29, 2024
Priority date	Aug 29, 2024
Publication date	Mar 5, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system for screening a group of people in a screening area. The system comprises an RF imaging device comprising at least one TX antenna and at least one RX antenna for transmitting respectively receiving one or more RF signals; wherein the at least one TX antenna and the at least one RX antenna are arranged above and/or below a path of movement of the group of people in the screening area; and wherein the RF imaging device is configured to generate an RF image of the group of people in the screening area. The system further comprises an image processing device configured to detect at least one non-body object based on the generated RF image.

First claim

1 . A system for screening a group of people in a screening area, comprising:
an RF imaging device comprising at least one TX antenna and at least one RX antenna for transmitting respectively receiving one or more RF signals; wherein the at least one TX antenna and the at least one RX antenna are arranged above and/or below a path of movement of the group of people in the screening area; and wherein the RF imaging device is configured to generate an RF image of the group of people in the screening area; wherein the system further comprises an image processing device configured to detect at least one non-body object based on the generated RF image.

2 . The system of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one Tx antenna and the at least one Rx antenna are arranged in at least one antenna array of the RF imaging device; wherein the at least one antenna array is angled towards a walking surface or a ceiling surface in the screening area.

3 . The system of claim 1 ,
wherein the system comprises at least one RF transparent radome which is arranged to cover the at least one Rx and at least one Tx antenna.

4 . The system of claim 1 ,
wherein the image processing device is configured to perform a polarimetric evaluation of the RF signals received by the at least one Rx antenna.

5 . The system of claim 4 ,
wherein the image processing device is configured to detect flat surfaces, edges and/or dipoles in the screening area based on the polarimetric evaluation.

6 . The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one Rx antenna is arranged to receive multipath reflections of the RF signals from RF reflecting surfaces in the screening area.

7 . The system of claim 1 wherein the RF imaging device is configured to self-calibrate based on reflections of the RF signals received from known locations in the screening area.

8 . The system of claim 1 wherein the system comprises at least one further imaging sensor, such as an RGB-D or a time-of-flight sensor, configured for capturing a 3D image of the group of people in the screening area; wherein the image processing device is configured to detect the at least one non-body object based on the RF image and the 3D image.

9 . A system for screening a group of people in a screening area, comprising:
an RF imaging device comprising at least one TX antenna and at least one RX antenna for transmitting respectively receiving one or more RF signals; wherein the RF imaging device is configured to generate an RF image of the group of people in the screening area; and an image processing device configured to detect at least one non-body object based on the generated RF image; wherein the image processing device is configured to perform a polarimetric evaluation of the RF signals received by the at least one Rx antenna.

10 . The system of claim 9 ,
wherein the image processing device is configured to detect flat surfaces, edges and/or dipoles in the screening area based on the polarimetric evaluation.

11 . The system of claim 9 ,
wherein the at least one TX antenna and at least one RX antenna are arranged in at least one column to a side of the screening area.

12 . The system of claim 9 ,
wherein the screening area is an elevator cabin, wherein the at least one TX antenna and at least one RX antenna are arranged above or below the elevator cabin.

13 . A system for screening a group of people in a screening area, comprising:
an RF imaging device comprising at least one TX antenna and at least one RX antenna for transmitting respectively receiving one or more RF signals; wherein the RF imaging device is configured to generate an RF image of the group of people in the screening area; and an image processing device configured to detect at least one non-body object based on the generated RF image; wherein the at least one Rx antenna is arranged to receive multipath reflections of the RF signals from RF reflecting surfaces in the screening area.

14 . The system of claim 13 ,
wherein the at least one TX antenna and at least one RX antenna are arranged in at least one column to a side of the screening area.

15 . The system of claim 13 ,
wherein the screening area is an elevator cabin, wherein the at least one TX antenna and at least one RX antenna are arranged above or below the elevator cabin.

Assignees

• Rohde & Schwarz

Inventors

• Gumbmann Frank
• Schnattinger Georg
• Adametz Julian

Classifications

• G01V3/12

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

• G01S7/024

  using polarisation effects (in waveguides H01P1/165; for aerials H01Q, e.g. H01Q15/22, H01Q15/24, H01Q19/195) · CPC title

• G01S13/89

  for mapping or imaging · CPC title

• G01S13/865

  Combination of radar systems with lidar systems · CPC title

• G01V3/38 Primary

  Processing data, e.g. for analysis, for interpretation, for correction · CPC title