Title :
Through-The-Wall Detection With Gated FMCW Signals Using Optimized Patch-Like and Vivaldi Antennas
Author :
Fioranelli, Francesco ; Salous, Sana ; Ndip, Ivan ; Raimundo, Xavier
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Comput. Sci., Durham Univ., Durham, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents the design and optimization of patch-like antennas for through-the-wall imaging (TTWI) radar applications in the frequency range 0.5-2 GHz. A basic antenna configuration is analyzed and modified through an optimization aiming at reducing the size of the antenna and focusing the radiated power in a single lobe to be directed toward the wall and the targets to be detected. Both the basic and the optimized antennas have been manufactured and tested. The optimized patch antennas and a conventional Vivaldi antenna have been successfully used in the frequency-modulated interrupted continuous wave (FMICW) radar system developed at Durham University. Results of a novel wall-removal technique for TTWI using numerical simulations and measurements aimed at the detection of stationary targets and people are presented.
Keywords :
CW radar; FM radar; microstrip antennas; numerical analysis; radar imaging; Durham University; FMICW radar system; TTWI radar applications; Vivaldi antennas; antenna configuration; frequency 0.5 GHz to 2 GHz; frequency-modulated interrupted continuous wave radar system; gated FMCW signals; numerical simulations; patch-like antennas; stationary target detection; through-the-wall detection; through-the-wall imaging radar applications; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Azimuth; Bandwidth; Gain; Radar antennas; Printed antennas; UWB radar; through-the-wall imaging; through-the-wall imaging (TTWI); ultrawide band (UWB) radar;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2015.2389793
