See-through-wall imaging using ultra wideband short-pulse radar system

Author

Yang, Yunqiang ; Fathy, Aly E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN, USA

fYear

2005

fDate

3-8 July 2005

Firstpage

334

Abstract

See-through-wall imaging radar is a unique application of ultra wideband communication that can provide soldiers and law enforcement officers with an enhanced situation awareness. We have developed an ultra-wideband high-resolution short pulse imaging radar system operating around 10 GHz, where two essential considerations are addressed: the effect of penetrating the walls; the pulse fidelity through the UWB components and antennas of the radar. Modeled and measured wall parameters, and the effect of antenna types on signal fidelity are discussed in detail.

Keywords

radar antennas; radar imaging; radar resolution; ultra wideband antennas; ultra wideband radar; UWB antennas; UWB radar; high-resolution radar imaging system; pulse fidelity; see-through-wall imaging radar; signal fidelity; ultra wideband radar; ultra wideband short-pulse radar system; wall parameters; Antenna accessories; High-resolution imaging; Law enforcement; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Radar imaging; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband communication; Ultra wideband radar; Ultra wideband technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8883-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2005.1552508

Filename

1552508