3-D Body Holographic Scanner
Awards Won:
Christopher Columbus Homeland Security Award - 2007
FLC Award - 2005
R&D 100 Award - 2004
Battelle Number(s): 10684-E; 12847-E; 12711-B; 12713-E; 13560-B
Patent(s) Issued
Available for licensing in some fields
Available for licensing in some fields
Summary
Imaging technology for the security community presented need when the Federal Aviation Administration became interested in the ability to detect concealed plastic threats that would not be picked up by metal detectors in airports. PNNL researchers engineered a high-resolution radar imaging technology as a way to rapidly scan for potential threats. Millimeter waves harmlessly penetrate clothing and reflect off of the body, sending signals back to a transceiver; the transceiver then sends the signals to a high-speed computer that creates a final 3-D holographic image. After the successful security commercialization, the technology was transferred to the apparel market. The technology’s commercialized name – Intellifit – takes customer measurements to help make tailored body measurements.Advantages
- Not harmful to humans; mm waves are a form of non-ionizing radiation
- High-speed scanning process requires only 6-12 seconds to provide 360-degree scan
- Allows full surface measurements, including circumference, lengths and contour mapping
- Permits accurate 3-D body measurements to be taken while remaining in street clothes
- Uses extremely low-powered millimeter waves that easily penetrate clothing
- Body scans can be conducted quickly and conveniently in public places, such as shopping centers; eliminates the need for staffed fitting rooms
- Small system footprint allows the scanner to be located in confined spaces
- Potentially lower system and operating costs than other measurement systems
State of Development & Availability
Other potential applications include:
- Medical: provide accurate measurements of individuals who are not mobile and may be difficult to measure for prosthetic devices
- Ergonomics: provide measurements and images for manufacturing better office chairs, form-fitting car and aviation seats, cockpits, custom sports equipment
- Entertainment and Gaming: create avatars for gaming, interactive human animation, virtual environment interaction
- Non-Destructive Evaluation: provide moisture measurements: detection of moisture in wood products fabrication process, integration of microwave holographic imaging sensor into production process
- In-wall Structure Detection: detect concealed structures behind building walls such as plastic conduit, wires, and pipes
- Fitness: measure body fat of a clothed subject
Related Links
- L3-Safeview - Strategic Partner/Licensee
- Intellifit Corporation - Strategic Partner/Licensee
- Transportation Security Administration - Strategic Partner
