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Experiments on through‐wall imaging using ultra wideband radar
Author(s) -
Dionisio Carlos R. P.,
Tavares Sérgio,
Perotoni Marcelo,
Kofuji Sergio
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.26543
Subject(s) - radar , radar imaging , ultra wideband , engineering , remote sensing , man portable radar , radar configurations and types , 3d radar , radar lock on , microwave imaging , microwave , radar engineering details , computer science , telecommunications , geography
Through‐wall imaging (TWI) may provide vital information on interior environment in cases when physically entering such environment would pose danger to the person involved.The concept of ultra wideband radar (UWB radar) is an emerging technology, which offers high spatial resolution, as opposed to narrow band radars. Thus, TWI applications using UWB radar have become a growing field of research with several applications in the civil and defense areas such as rescue and surveillance. For this study, a prototype system of UWB radar to TWI has been built. Analyses and result to several kinds of experiments have been presented, that is, detection and visualization of metallic targets behind wooden board wall and concrete blocks wall. The results are encouraging and show the advantages of using UWB radar for TWI. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett, 54:339–344, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26543