Systems and methods for noninvasive detection of impermissible objects

1. A method comprising:

scanning, by a first coherent radar system, including a first phased array antenna, on a first chip configured to provide a frequency modulated continuous wave in a terahertz range, a first field of view;

receiving a signal, at a second coherent radar system, including a second phased array antenna, on a second chip configured to provide a frequency modulated continuous wave in the terahertz range, to initiate a scan in a second field of view, the signal being based on the scanning by the first coherent radar system;

scanning, in the terahertz range, the second field of view;

transmitting, to a central management area, a data set based on the scanning of the first field of view and the second field of view;

determining, based on at least one of the scanning of the first field of view or the second field of view, whether an object exists on a target;

creating a user alert in response to the object being determined to exist on the target.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the terahertz range is between 0.1 THz and 1 THz, inclusive.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving, at the first coherent radar system, an activation signal to activate a scan mode of the first field of view;

wherein the activation signal is based on a detection event, the detection event including at least one of a human form determined to be within the first field of view a motion detected in the first field of view; a sound detected within an audio reception distance of the first coherent radar system, a predetermined time occurring, or a signal received from an external source.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the data set includes at least one of metadata or image data.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the user alert includes at least one of an alarm, a rendered image representation of the object, or a rendered image representation of the target.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving the data set; and

logging the received data set.

7. A method comprising:

scanning, by a coherent radar system that includes a phased array antenna on a chip that provides a frequency modulated continuous wave to scan in a terahertz range, a target;

determining, at a processor in communication with the coherent radar system, whether the target is moving within a field of view of the coherent radar system;

reorienting, in response to the determining whether a target is moving within the field of view, the coherent radar system to keep the target within the field of view;

creating a scanning data set based on the scanning;

determining, based on the scanning data set, whether an object is present on the target;

transmitting an alert signal to create a user alert in response to the determining whether an object is present on the target.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the terahertz range is between 0.1 THz and 1 THz, inclusive.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the alert signal is sent to a central management area for at least one of storage or processing.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the alert signal is configured to render an image on a user device.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining when the target enters the field of view.

12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining whether if the target has left the field of view.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the coherent radar system is a first coherent radar system on a first chip, and wherein the phased array antenna is a first phased array antenna, and further comprising:

scanning, by a second coherent radar system, including a second phased array antenna, on a second chip configured to scan in the terahertz range, the target.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

sending, to a central management area, a first data set based on the scanning by the first radar system;

sending, to the central management area, a second data set based on the scanning by the second coherent radar system;

activating an alert, the alert being based on at least one of the first data set or the second data set.

15. An apparatus comprising:

a first coherent radar system, including a first phased array antenna, on a first chip configured to operate in a terahertz range to provide a frequency modulated continuous wave, and having a first field of view;

a second coherent radar system, including a second phased array antenna, on a second chip configured to operate the terahertz range to provide a frequency modulated continuous wave, and having a second field of view;

a first processor in communication with the first coherent radar system and configured to include instructions to:

send a first signal to the first coherent radar system to scan a target with the first field of view;

a second processor in communication with the second coherent radar system and configured to collaborate with the first processor, and further configured to include instructions to:

send a second signal to the second coherent radar system to scan a target within the second field of view.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the terahertz range is between 0.1 THz and 1 THz, inclusive.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the first signal is based on a detection event, the detection event including at least one of a human form determined to be within the first field of view of the coherent radar system, a motion detected in the first field of view of the coherent radar system; a sound detected within an audio reception distance of the coherent radar system, a predetermined time occurring, or a signal received from an external source.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the first processor is further configured to send a data set to at least one of the second processor or a central management area.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , further comprising:

a housing containing at least one of the first coherent radar system and second coherent radar system; and

a gimbal configured to move the housing such that the target remains within at least one of the first field of view and the second field of view.