Electromagnetic imaging method based on time reversal processing applied to through-the-wall target localization

Progress In Electromagnetics Research M

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 59-67

  Maaref, N ^a   Millot, P ^a   Ferrieres X ^a   Pichot, C ^b   Picon, O ^c  

^a Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS; RADIATION;

CLUTTERED ENVIRONMENTS; DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC IMAGING; MOVING TARGETS; TARGET LOCALIZATION; THROUGH THE WALL; TIME REVERSAL PROCESSING; TIME-REVERSAL METHODS;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 67349268041     PISSN: 19378726     EISSN: 10988963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERM08013002     Document Type: Article

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