A system for rapid standoff detection of trace explosives by active infrared backscatter hyperspectral imaging

Christopher A. Kendziora; Christopher J. Breshike; Yohan Yoon; Robert Furstenberg; Tyler Huffman; R. Andrew McGill

doi:10.1117/12.2558220

6 May 2020 A system for rapid standoff detection of trace explosives by active infrared backscatter hyperspectral imaging

Christopher A. Kendziora, Christopher J. Breshike, Yohan Yoon, Robert Furstenberg, Tyler Huffman, R. Andrew McGill

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Proceedings Volume 11392, Algorithms, Technologies, and Applications for Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imagery XXVI; 113920M (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2558220
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

We are developing a cart-based mobile system for the detection of trace explosives on surfaces by active infrared (IR) backscatter hyperspectral imaging (HSI). We refer to this technology as Infrared Backscatter Imaging Spectroscopy (IBIS). A wavelength tunable multi-chip infrared quantum cascade laser (QCL) is used to interrogate a surface while an MCT focal plane array (FPA) collects backscattered images. The QCL tunes across the full wavelength range from 6 – 11 μm. Full 128 X 128 pixel frames from the FPA are collected at up to 1610 frames per second and comprise a hyperspectral image (HSI) cube. The HSI cube is processed and the extracted spectral information is fed into an algorithm to detect and identify traces of explosives. The algorithm utilizes a convolutional neural network (CNN) and has been pre-trained on synthetic diffuse reflectance spectra. In this manuscript, we present backscatter data and hyperspectral image mapping from a car panel substrate deposited with traces of the explosive RDX. We have used a mask to restrict the RDX analyte deposition to small 4 mm diameter areas. The results presented here were measured at 1 meter standoff.

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Christopher A. Kendziora, Christopher J. Breshike, Yohan Yoon, Robert Furstenberg, Tyler Huffman, and R. Andrew McGill "A system for rapid standoff detection of trace explosives by active infrared backscatter hyperspectral imaging", Proc. SPIE 11392, Algorithms, Technologies, and Applications for Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imagery XXVI, 113920M (6 May 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2558220

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