Adaptive polarization contrast techniques for through-wall microwave imaging applications

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1362-1374

  Yemelyanov, Konstantin M ^a   Engheta, Nader ^b   Hoorfar, Ahmad ^a   McVay, John A ^c  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Eureka Aerospace   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive polarization difference imaging (APDI); Polarization; Polarization contrast sensing; Target detection; Through wall imaging

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE POLARIZATION DIFFERENCE IMAGING (APDI); DOPPLER TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL IMAGING; POLARIZATION CONTRAST SENSING; TARGET DETECTION; THROUGH WALLS; THROUGH-WALL IMAGING; THROUGH-WALL MICROWAVE IMAGING; WALL EFFECTS;

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; APPLICATIONS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MICROWAVES; RETAINING WALLS; TARGET DRONES; TARGETS;

POLARIZATION;

ALGORITHM; DETECTION METHOD; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; POLARIZATION;

EID: 65349097951     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2009.2015569     Document Type: Article

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