High-resolution and real-time three-dimensional imaging algorithm with envelopes of spheres for UWB radars

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3503-3513

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

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Direct waveform compensation; Envelope of spheres; High resolution and fast 3 D imaging; Scattered waveform deformation; Ultrawideband (UWB) pulse radars

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; FUSELAGES; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RADAR SYSTEMS; RECEIVING ANTENNAS; SPHERES; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DIRECT WAVEFORM COMPENSATION; ENVELOPE OF SPHERES; HIGH-RESOLUTION AND FAST 3-D IMAGING; SCATTERED WAVEFORM DEFORMATION; ULTRAWIDEBAND (UWB) PULSE RADARS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 56849111667     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2008.922319     Document Type: Article

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