Subsurface Target Recognition Based on Transient Electromagnetic Scattering

Author

Lui, Hoi-Shun ; Aldhubaib, Faisal ; Shuley, Nicholas V Z ; Hui, Hon Tat

Author_Institution

Sch. of Inf. Technol. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Volume

57

Issue

10

fYear

2009

Firstpage

3398

Lastpage

3401

Abstract

The E-pulse technique which typically uses transient scattering data from radar targets in free space is one of the most well known resonance based radar target recognition schemes on which target recognition is based. In this communication, the possibility of subsurface target recognition based on the E-pulse technique is investigated using numerical examples of a metallic hip prosthesis embedded in models of realistic human tissue.

Keywords

electromagnetic pulse; electromagnetic wave scattering; object recognition; radar imaging; radar tracking; E-pulse technique; free space; human tissue; metallic hip prosthesis; radar targets; resonance based radar target recognition schemes; subsurface target recognition; transient electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic transients; Ground penetrating radar; Hip; Microwave imaging; Microwave theory and techniques; Monitoring; Prosthetics; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Radar scattering; Spaceborne radar; Target recognition; E-pulse technique; singularity expansion method (SEM); subsurface target detection/recognition; transient electromagnetic scattering;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2009.2029394

Filename

5196768