Patents Assigned to L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems Corp.
  • X-ray imager with sparse detector array
    Patent number: 9069092
    Abstract: A system and method for imaging objects with a sparse detector array that includes fewer detectors than conventional x-ray scanning systems. The sparse detector array is positioned to receive x-ray radiation from the at least one x-ray source after passing through an inspection area. The sparse detector array includes a plurality of rows of detector elements, wherein at least some of the plurality of rows are separated by gaps such that the at least some of the plurality of rows are non-contiguous. An iterative reconstruction process is used to determine a volumetric image of the object from the radiation measurements recorded by the detectors in the sparse detector array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: L-3 Communication Security and Detection Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Boris Oreper, Andrew D. Foland
  • X-RAY IMAGER WITH SPARSE DETECTOR ARRAY
    Publication number: 20130235971
    Abstract: A system and method for imaging objects with a sparse detector array that includes fewer detectors than conventional x-ray scanning systems. The sparse detector array is positioned to receive x-ray radiation from the at least one x-ray source after passing through an inspection area. The sparse detector array includes a plurality of rows of detector elements, wherein at least some of the plurality of rows are separated by gaps such that the at least some of the plurality of rows are non-contiguous. An iterative reconstruction process is used to determine a volumetric image of the object from the radiation measurements recorded by the detectors in the sparse detector array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Boris Oreper, Andrew D. Foland