Target recognition by means of polarimetric ISAR images

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 225-239

  Martorella, M ^a   Giusti, E ^a   Demi, L ^b   Zhou, Z ^c   Cacciamano, A ^a   Berizzi, F ^a   Bates, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Mathematical and Information Science   (Australia)

^d DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING APPLICATIONS; ISAR IMAGES; MODEL MATCHING; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; POLARIMETRIC RADARS; TARGET RECOGNITION;

AUTOMATIC TARGET RECOGNITION; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INVERSE SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; POLARIMETERS; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; RADAR SYSTEMS;

RADAR TARGET RECOGNITION;

EID: 79551639807     PISSN: 00189251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2011.5705672     Document Type: Article

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