• DocumentCode
    2199298
  • Title

    Wavelet analysis of impulse ultra-wideband radar

  • Author

    Jenkins, Rowland L. ; Dewberry, Brandon ; Joiner, Laurie

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Alabama at Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    18-21 March 2010
  • Firstpage
    155
  • Lastpage
    158
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we have enhanced ultra-wideband (UWB) radar signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) by applying a wavelet transform (WT) based matched filter. The wavelet transform algorithm (WTA) provided enhanced reliability relative to conventional background template subtraction (BTS) approach, increasing reliability detecting targets in the nonlinear close in (<50 cm) and at the maximum distance tested (29 m.) We extrapolated the WTA can support a maximum radar range of 60 m, about twice that available with the conventional constant false alarm rate (CFAR) methods.
  • Keywords
    ultra wideband radar; wavelet transforms; background template subtraction; constant false alarm rate methods; impulse ultra-wideband radar signal-to-noise ratio; wavelet analysis; wavelet transform algorithm; wavelet transform based matched filter; FCC; Pulse modulation; Radar detection; Signal to noise ratio; Testing; Ultra wideband radar; Ultra wideband technology; Wavelet analysis; Wavelet domain; Wavelet transforms;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 (SoutheastCon), Proceedings of the
  • Conference_Location
    Concord, NC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5854-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SECON.2010.5453898
  • Filename
    5453898