Prof. Ram M. Narayanan Profile

Prof. Ram M. Narayanan

Professor of Electrical Engineering at Pennsylvania State Univ

SPIE Involvement:

Area of Expertise:

radar , imaging , photonics , remote sensing , networking

Publications (128)

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 25, 2017

Recent non-linear radar research at the Army Research Laboratory

Proc. SPIE. 10188, Radar Sensor Technology XXI

KEYWORDS: Target detection, Radar, Reflectors, Switches, Switching, Synthetic aperture radar, Metals, Fourier transforms, Receivers, Antennas

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 11, 2017

System upgrades and performance evaluation of the spectrally agile, frequency incrementing reconfigurable (SAFIRE) radar system

Proc. SPIE. 10188, Radar Sensor Technology XXI

KEYWORDS: Radar, Infrared cameras, Transmitters, Infrared imaging, Switches, Polarization, Cameras, Receivers, Augmented reality, Antennas

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 1, 2017

Electric and magnetic target polarization in quantum radar

Proc. SPIE. 10188, Radar Sensor Technology XXI

KEYWORDS: Target detection, Radar, Photon polarization, Polarization, Scattering, Particles, Magnetism, Clouds, Quantization, Visibility

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 1, 2017

Theoretical considerations for a dynamic calibration target for through-wall and through-rubble motion-sensing Doppler radar

Proc. SPIE. 10188, Radar Sensor Technology XXI

KEYWORDS: Target detection, Chest, Doppler effect, Skin, Dielectrics, Sensing systems, Spherical lenses, Electromagnetic scattering, Sense through the wall radar

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 1, 2017

Cognitive software defined radar: waveform design for clutter and interference suppression

Proc. SPIE. 10188, Radar Sensor Technology XXI

KEYWORDS: Radar, Signal to noise ratio, Transmitters, Cognitive modeling, Detection and tracking algorithms, Data modeling, Databases, Interference (communication), Receivers, Field programmable gate arrays, Data processing, Signal processing, Electromagnetic coupling, Environmental sensing, Commercial off the shelf technology

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 1, 2017

Radar research at The Pennsylvania State University Radar and Communications Laboratory

Proc. SPIE. 10188, Radar Sensor Technology XXI

KEYWORDS: Target detection, Signal to noise ratio, Detection and tracking algorithms, Doppler effect, Imaging systems, Scattering, Interference (communication), Telecommunications, Antennas

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 1, 2017

Comparison of RF spectrum prediction methods for dynamic spectrum access

Proc. SPIE. 10188, Radar Sensor Technology XXI

KEYWORDS: Radar, Cognitive modeling, Data modeling, Sensors, Databases, Monte Carlo methods, Neural networks, Sensing systems, Machine learning, Algorithm development, Electromagnetic coupling, Signal detection, Statistical modeling, Binary data, Evolutionary algorithms, Neurons

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 1, 2017

Passive coherent location direct signal suppression using hardware mixing techniques

Proc. SPIE. 10188, Radar Sensor Technology XXI

KEYWORDS: Radar, Signal to noise ratio, Transmitters, Modulation, Receivers, Linear filtering, Surveillance, Frequency modulation, Antennas, Amplitude modulation

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 1, 2017

Multistatic passive coherent location resource optimization

Proc. SPIE. 10188, Radar Sensor Technology XXI

KEYWORDS: Radar, Signal to noise ratio, Transmitters, Modulation, Error analysis, Interference (communication), Receivers, Surveillance, Telecommunications, Frequency modulation, Environmental sensing

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 1, 2017

Radar detection of buried targets in coastal environments

Proc. SPIE. 10188, Radar Sensor Technology XXI

KEYWORDS: Target detection, Radar, Soil science, Reflection, Scattering, Signal attenuation, Remote sensing, Dielectrics, Wave propagation, Modeling and simulation, Electromagnetism, Environmental sensing, Radio propagation, Ground penetrating radar, Naval mines

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 1, 2017

Initial processing and analysis of forward- and side-looking data from the Spectrally Agile Frequency-Incrementing Reconfigurable (SAFIRE) radar

Proc. SPIE. 10188, Radar Sensor Technology XXI

KEYWORDS: Radar, Polarization, Calibration, Synthetic aperture radar, Image processing, Image acquisition, Signal processing, Antennas, Data centers, Radar imaging, Global Positioning System

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | April 28, 2017

Foveal scale space generation with the log-polar transform

Proc. SPIE. 10209, Image Sensing Technologies: Materials, Devices, Systems, and Applications IV

KEYWORDS: Optical sensors, Detection and tracking algorithms, Rutherfordium, Imaging systems, Sensors, Image processing, Diffusion, Image resolution, Computer vision technology, Near field, Image sensors, Machine vision, Optical resolution, Sensing systems, Integrated optics, Spatial resolution, Defense technologies, Matrix multiplication, Near field optics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | April 19, 2017

Prognostic investigation of galvanic corrosion precursors in aircraft structures and their detection strategy

Proc. SPIE. 10169, Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 2017

KEYWORDS: Radar, Carbon, Aerospace engineering, Waveguides, Polarization, Composites, Dielectrics, Interfaces, Ions, Corrosion, Nondestructive evaluation, Fiber reinforced polymers, Aluminum, Microwave radiation

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | April 19, 2017

High-resolution nondestructive testing of multilayer dielectric materials using wideband microwave synthetic aperture radar imaging

Proc. SPIE. 10169, Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 2017

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, Aerospace engineering, Synthetic aperture radar, Composites, Dielectrics, Interfaces, Inspection, Nondestructive evaluation, X band, Fiber reinforced polymers, Microwave radiation, Radar imaging, K band

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 26, 2016

Analysis and implementation of the foveated vision of the raptor eye

Proc. SPIE. 9854, Image Sensing Technologies: Materials, Devices, Systems, and Applications III

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Aberration correction, Eye, Imaging systems, Retina, Photography, Distortion, Ray tracing, Objectives, Freeform optics

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 17, 2016

Derivation and validation of the nonlinear radar range equation