Critics of approaches like the one developed at PNNL cite privacy-invasion concerns, since the technique can yield a holographic image of a subject's body. But McMakin said the researchers have dealt with that problem by devising a privacy algorithm "that can handle the threats and yet remove human features" from the scanned images.
PNNL representatives said the millimeter-wave device has been licensed to Intellifit Corp. (Philadelphia), which manufactures precise measuring systems for the apparel industry. Employed in that application, the system can take 3-D body measurements without the need for subjects to remove their clothing.
The lab has also developed an acoustic device that could help transportation and immigration officials detect contraband within sealed containers or bulk solids. The device works like a common "fish finder," bouncing an acoustic wave off a material and then examining the echo.
After using a piezoelectric transducer to generate the wave, the so-called acoustic inspection device employs a receiver board to "catch" the echo, then converts it to a digital signal using an A/D converter and sends it to a PDA for examination. By storing acoustic signatures in a file aboard the PDA, the system can compare the acoustic signature of the contents against the signatures of known materials. The $20,000 device is about the size of a cordless hand drill.
A multidisciplinary team from PNNL; Mehls, Griffin & Bartek Ltd.; and International Engineering and Manufacturing has transferred the technology to the commercial market and has sold it to government agencies inside and outside the United States.
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