Characterization of optimum polarization for multiple target discrimination using genetic algorithms

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1810-1817

  Sarabandi, Kamal ^a   Li, Eric S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OBJECT RECOGNITION; OPTIMIZATION; RADAR TRANSMITTERS; RANDOM PROCESSES; RECEIVING ANTENNAS;

POLARIMETRIC RESPONSES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION;

EID: 0031357867     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.650199     Document Type: Article

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