Title :
Experimental study of real-time human imaging using UWB Doppler radar interferometry
Author :
Saho, Kenshi ; Sakamoto, Takuya ; Sato, Toru ; Inoue, Kenichi ; Fukuda, Takeshi
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Inf., Kyoto Univ., Kyoto, Japan
Abstract :
This study presents an algorithm for imaging humans with Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) Doppler radar and experimental examples of its application. The proposed algorithm estimates the scattering centers using interferometry. Furthermore, we propose a false image rejection method with velocity information. Our experiments, which assume a pedestrian, show that the proposed algorithm is capable of imaging humans in a realistic environment. In addition, we discuss the real-time performance of the proposed imaging algorithm. The time variations for the estimated image indicate that pedestrian identification can be realized even using real-time data.
Keywords :
Doppler radar; electromagnetic wave scattering; radar imaging; radar interferometry; ultra wideband radar; UWB doppler radar interferometry; false image rejection method; imaging algorithm; pedestrian; real-time human imaging; real-time performance; ultra wide-band Doppler radar; velocity information; Doppler radar; Humans; Imaging; Legged locomotion; Radar imaging; Real time systems; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6205971