A high-resolution imaging algorithm without derivatives based on waveform estimation for UWB radars

IEICE Transactions on Communications

Volumn E90-B, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1487-1494

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

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Edge detection; Fast and robust radar imaging; High resolution imaging; Inverse problem; UWB pulse radars

Indexed keywords

EDGE DETECTION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATCHED FILTERS; OBJECT DETECTION; PATTERN MATCHING; RADAR; TIME DELAY; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

APPLICATION EXAMPLES; HIGH RANGE RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; RECEIVED SIGNALS; TARGET LOCATION; UWB PULSE; WAVEFORM DISTORTIONS;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 37249055014     PISSN: 09168516     EISSN: 17451345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ietcom/e90-b.6.1487     Document Type: Conference Paper

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