Concealed Weapon Detection Program.

Abstract

Abstract : This report discusses various Concealed Weapon Detection (CWD) efforts and technologies which have evolved over the past few years. Information provided in this final technical report summarized programs being pursued based on National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and DARPA Grants and contract awards to move toward safe and dependable sensors to address the concealed weapon problem. These weapons are a major threat to both military and law enforcement personnel. The capability for CWD is a critical operational need for the Military, Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement communities in their various areas of operations, unique environments, and regulations each must operate under. The CWD technological challenge of the 1990's, and beyond, will include the detection of metallic and non-metallic weapons. Detection of concealed weapons posses severe technical challenges based on the target phenomenology, background and obscuring medium. Based on the maturity of the technologies and proprietary information restrictions, detailed information was not available to support our investigations and additional work will be required in the future.