A Coherent Model of Forest Propagation— Application to Detection and Localization of Targets Using the DORT Method

Author

Ziadé, Youmni ; Roussel, Héléne ; Lesturgie, Marc ; Tabbara, Walid

Author_Institution

France Telecom, Paris

Volume

56

Issue

4

fYear

2008

fDate

4/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1048

Lastpage

1057

Abstract

We study the propagation of electromagnetic fields in forest media in a frequency band between 100 and 300 MHz. We develop an exact coherent model in order to compute the electromagnetic field of a received wave after multiple scattering from the elements of the medium, in and outside the forest. We propose simplifications for the model of the forest and approximations for the electromagnetic method to reduce the computing time. We use and simulate a DORT based method to detect and locate a hidden target in the medium. We develop this method to adapt it to a real configuration and we apply it to measurements in anechoic chamber.

Keywords

anechoic chambers (electromagnetic); approximation theory; electromagnetic wave propagation; electromagnetic wave scattering; target tracking; anechoic chamber measurement; approximation theory; coherent model; electromagnetic field propagation; electromagnetic field scattering; forest media; frequency 100 MHz to 300 MHz; target detection; target localization; time-reversal operator decomposition; Anechoic chambers; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Laboratories; Multiple signal classification; Radar scattering; Uninterruptible power systems; Decomposition of time-reversal operator (DORT); detection; experimental results; forest model; multiple scattering;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2008.919150

Filename

4483620