METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING EXPLOSIVES
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1. A method of detecting explosive devices comprising:
- exposing an area potentially containing an explosive material in an explosive device to sound waves at a frequency adequate to cause the explosive material to increase in temperature;
scanning the area to sense an increase in temperature therein;
providing a signal indicative of a thermal state of the area after at least a portion of the exposing; and
providing a visual output of the exposed area to seek an increase in temperature to indicate the possible existence of explosive material in the area.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for detecting explosives by thermal imaging. The explosive material is subjected to a high energy wave which can be either a sound wave or an electromagnetic wave which will initiate a chemical reaction in the explosive material which chemical reaction will produce heat. The heat is then sensed by a thermal imaging device which will provide a signal to a computing device which will alert a user of the apparatus to the possibility of an explosive device being present.
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1. A method of detecting explosive devices comprising:
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exposing an area potentially containing an explosive material in an explosive device to sound waves at a frequency adequate to cause the explosive material to increase in temperature; scanning the area to sense an increase in temperature therein; providing a signal indicative of a thermal state of the area after at least a portion of the exposing; and providing a visual output of the exposed area to seek an increase in temperature to indicate the possible existence of explosive material in the area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An explosive material location device comprising:
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a wave transmitter operable for transmitting an energy carrying wave for a first period of time; a receiver operable to receive thermal data from an area where the wave was projected to and provide an output signal; and a computing device operably coupled to the receiver to process data from the receiver and provide an output signal indicative of a thermal image of a scanned area to indicate an increase in temperature after the area has been exposed to the wave. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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