Compensation of Wall Effect for Through Wall Tracking of Moving Targets

Through wall tracking of moving targets is of interest for rescue, surveillance and security operations. A useful method applies an ultra-wideband radar approach for this purpose since electromagnetic waves in the lower GHz- range penetrate most common building materials, such as bricks, wood, dry w...

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Main Authors: J. Rovnakova, D. Kocur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Spolecnost pro radioelektronicke inzenyrstvi 2009-06-01
Series:Radioengineering
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Online Access:http://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2009/09_02_189_195.pdf
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Summary:Through wall tracking of moving targets is of interest for rescue, surveillance and security operations. A useful method applies an ultra-wideband radar approach for this purpose since electromagnetic waves in the lower GHz- range penetrate most common building materials, such as bricks, wood, dry walls, concrete and reinforced concrete. However in consequence of a wall effect, estimated target track can be considerably spatially shifted and distorted. In the paper, two different methods for compensation of this ef- fect are described. Their effectiveness is evaluated at syn- thetic as well as real radar data. Obtained results prove that proposed novel approach reach the best outcomes.
ISSN:1210-2512