Radar target identification using a combined early-time/late-time e-pulse technique

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1272-1278

  Li, Q ^a   Ilavarasan, P ^a   Ross, John E ^a   Rothwell, Edward J ^a   Chen, Kun Mu ^a   Nyquist, Dennis P ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Inverse problems; Radar target recognition

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; INVERSE PROBLEMS;

EARLY-TIME/LATE-TIME ELECTROMAGNETIC-PULSE TECHNIQUE;

RADAR TARGET RECOGNITION;

EID: 0032162999     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.719969     Document Type: Article

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