Title :
A Qualitative Inverse Scattering Method for Through-the-Wall Imaging
Author :
Catapano, Ilaria ; Crocco, Lorenzo
Author_Institution :
Nat. Res. Council-Inst. for Electromagn. Sensing of the Environ., CNR-IREA, Naples, Italy
Abstract :
Imaging methods that are able to detect targets located behind a wall and monitor their motion have recently gained an increasing attention. To pursue this aim, we propose a qualitative inverse scattering approach based on the linear sampling method, which is a computationally effective nonapproximated shape-reconstruction strategy. In particular, we describe the formulation of the method for the through-the-wall scenario for both the case of static and dynamic targets. The results of a numerical analysis are reported as a preliminary assessment of the achievable performances.
Keywords :
image reconstruction; numerical analysis; object detection; shape recognition; computationally effective nonapproximated shape-reconstruction strategy; dynamic targets; linear sampling method; numerical analysis; qualitative inverse scattering method; static targets; target detection; through-the-wall imaging; Doppler radar; Inverse problems; Microwave imaging; Monitoring; Motion detection; Radar detection; Radar tracking; Sampling methods; Target tracking; Tomography; Linear sampling method (LSM); microwave tomography; motion tracking; through-the-wall imaging (TWI);
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LGRS.2010.2045473