The invention relates to the methods and systems for remotely detecting
metal items, for example, weapons, concealed in cloths or belongings and may be used in security complexes. The proposed
system contains a phased
antenna array 1 radiating a continuous frequency-modulated ultra high or
super high frequency signal and scanning a controlled space, a
receiver 2 of reflected signals, a processor 3, a display 4, and a
video camera 5. The processor 3 detects a potentially threatening
metal item during any scanning period other than the initial period if one of the two comparison conditions holds for some
radiation direction: Ai>A0+Δ or Ai<A0−Δ where Ai is the code of the
signal amplitude at the output of the
receiver 2 of the reflected
signal during any scanning period following the initial period for some
radiation direction; A0 is the code of the signal amplitude at the same output for the same direction of
radiation during the initial scanning period when no potentially threatening
metal items are allowed in the scanning sector, and Δ>0 is the tolerance of the deviation of the code A0 taking into account permissible changes in the reflected signal. Advantages of the invention: extension of the range of permissible distances to detected metal items, increased
noise immunity, simplified operator activities, and increased scanning rate and reliability.