A robust and fast imaging algorithm with an envelope of circles for UWB pulse radars

IEICE Transactions on Communications

Volumn E90-B, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1801-1809

  Kidera, Shouhei ^a   Sakamoto, Takuya ^a   Sato, Toru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Envelope of circles; High resolution imaging; Robust and fast imaging; SEABED; UWB pulse radars

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON EMISSION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NUMERICAL METHODS; RADAR;

ENVELOPE OF CIRCLES; FAST IMAGING; HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING; SEABED; UWB PULSE;

RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 37249031419     PISSN: 09168516     EISSN: 17451345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ietcom/e90-b.7.1801     Document Type: Article

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