A target shape estimation algorithm for pulse radar systems based on boundary scattering transform

IEICE Transactions on Communications

Volumn E87-B, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1357-1365

  Sakamotov, Takuya ^a   Sato, Toru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boundary scattering transform; Ill posed inverse problem; Non parametric estimation; Pulse radar; Shape estimation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANTENNAS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ESTIMATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROBOTS; TRACKING (POSITION);

BOUNDARY SCATTERING TRANSFORMS; ILLPOSED INVERSE PROBLEMS; NON-PARAMETRIC ESTIMATION; PULSE RADARS; SHAPE ESTIMATION;

RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 2642536029     PISSN: 09168516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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