Through-the-wall detection of slow-moving personnel

Anthony Martone; Kenneth Ranney; Roberto Innocenti

doi:10.1117/12.818513

29 April 2009 Through-the-wall detection of slow-moving personnel

Anthony Martone, Kenneth Ranney, Roberto Innocenti

Proceedings Volume 7308, Radar Sensor Technology XIII; 73080Q (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818513
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

This paper presents a time-domain, Moving-Target-Indication (MTI) processing formulation for detecting slow-moving personnel behind walls. The proposed time-domain MTI processing formulation consists of change detection and tracking algorithms. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the MTI processing formulation using data collected by the Army Research Laboratory's (ARL's), Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Synchronous Impulse Reconstruction (SIRE) radar. During the collection of the data, the SIRE radar remains stationary and is positioned broadside to the wall and 38 degrees off the broadside position. We have collected data for multiple operational scenarios including: personnel walking inside wood and cinderblock structures, personnel walking in linear and non-linear trajectories, and multiple personnel walking within the building structure. We analyze the characteristics of moving target signatures for the multiple operational scenarios and describe the detection and tracking algorithms implemented to exploit them.

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Anthony Martone, Kenneth Ranney, and Roberto Innocenti "Through-the-wall detection of slow-moving personnel", Proc. SPIE 7308, Radar Sensor Technology XIII, 73080Q (29 April 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818513

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