A fast algorithm for 3-dimensional imaging with UWB pulse radar systems

IEICE Transactions on Communications

Volumn E90-B, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 636-644

  Sakamoto, Takuya ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 D; Fast algorithm; Imaging; Pulse radar; Ultra wideband (UWB)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); IMAGING SYSTEMS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

OMNI-DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA; PARAMETRIC ALGORITHMS; TARGET SHAPES; ULTRA-WIDEBAND PULSE RADARS;

RADAR;

EID: 33947177633     PISSN: 09168516     EISSN: 17451345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ietcom/e90-b.3.636     Document Type: Article

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