Using multiple genetic algorithms to generate radar point-scatterer models

IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-163

  Hughes, Evan J ^a,b,c   Leyland, Maurice ^a,c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RMCS Shrivenham ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Electrical Engineers

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADAR POINT-SCATTERER MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR CROSS SECTION;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 0034227759     PISSN: 1089778X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/4235.850655     Document Type: Article

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