Three-dimensional intra-wall characterization with linear inverse scattering algorithm

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3066-3069

  Zhang, Wenji ^a   Hoorfar, Ahmad ^a   Thajudeen, Christopher ^a  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

Author keywords

intra wall characterization; linear inverse scattering; subsurface imaging; three dimensional imaging

Indexed keywords

FFT/IFFT; FIRST ORDER BORN APPROXIMATIONS; HALF-SPACE; IMAGING ALGORITHM; INTRA-WALL CHARACTERIZATION; INVERSION SCHEME; LINEAR INVERSE SCATTERING; NUMERICAL RESULTS; REALTIME PROCESSING; SOURCE MODELS; SUB-SURFACE IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D);

ANTENNAS; APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS; BORN APPROXIMATION; CHARACTERIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LIGHT SCATTERING; SCATTERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 80054990763     PISSN: 15223965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APS.2011.5997178     Document Type: Conference Paper

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