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TWI Experimental Results by a Linear Inverse Scattering Approach
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 91, 259-272, 2009
Abstract
A through-wall imaging problem is tackled by means a linear inverse scattering approach described and numerically analyzed in previous works by the same authors. Here, such an approach is checked for against experimental data. To this end, a CW-SF ultrawideband radar system is used to take measurements in a controlled environment as well as for in situ experiments. Different types of scatterers and of obscuring walls are considered.
Citation
Raffaele Solimene, Adriana Brancaccio, Rocco Pierri, and Francesco Soldovieri, "TWI Experimental Results by a Linear Inverse Scattering Approach," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 91, 259-272, 2009.
doi:10.2528/PIER09021609
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