Target Localization with a Single Antenna via Directional Multipath Exploitation
Target localization in urban sensing can benefit from angle dependency of the pulse shape at a radar receiver antenna. We propose a localization approach that utilizes the embedded directivity in ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas to estimate target positions. A single radar unit sensing operation of in...
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| description | Target localization in urban sensing can benefit from angle dependency of the pulse shape at a radar receiver antenna. We propose a localization approach that utilizes the embedded directivity in ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas to estimate target positions. A single radar unit sensing operation of indoor targets surrounded by interior walls is considered, where interior wall multipaths are exploited to provide target cross-range. This exploitation assumes resolvability of the multipath components, which is made possible by the virtue of using UWB radar signals. The proposed approach is most attractive when only few multipaths are detectable due to propagation obstructions or owing to low signal-to-noise ratios. Both simulated and experimental data are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-25be8084b5cc42ceadfbb0d6a0db0cab2025-08-20T03:54:52ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772015-01-01201510.1155/2015/510720510720Target Localization with a Single Antenna via Directional Multipath ExploitationAli H. Muqaibel0Moeness G. Amin1Fauzia Ahmad2Electrical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), P.O. Box 1734, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaCenter for Advanced Communications, College of Engineering, Villanova University, 800 E. Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, USACenter for Advanced Communications, College of Engineering, Villanova University, 800 E. Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, USATarget localization in urban sensing can benefit from angle dependency of the pulse shape at a radar receiver antenna. We propose a localization approach that utilizes the embedded directivity in ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas to estimate target positions. A single radar unit sensing operation of indoor targets surrounded by interior walls is considered, where interior wall multipaths are exploited to provide target cross-range. This exploitation assumes resolvability of the multipath components, which is made possible by the virtue of using UWB radar signals. The proposed approach is most attractive when only few multipaths are detectable due to propagation obstructions or owing to low signal-to-noise ratios. Both simulated and experimental data are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/510720 |
| spellingShingle | Ali H. Muqaibel Moeness G. Amin Fauzia Ahmad Target Localization with a Single Antenna via Directional Multipath Exploitation International Journal of Antennas and Propagation |
| title | Target Localization with a Single Antenna via Directional Multipath Exploitation |
| title_full | Target Localization with a Single Antenna via Directional Multipath Exploitation |
| title_fullStr | Target Localization with a Single Antenna via Directional Multipath Exploitation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Target Localization with a Single Antenna via Directional Multipath Exploitation |
| title_short | Target Localization with a Single Antenna via Directional Multipath Exploitation |
| title_sort | target localization with a single antenna via directional multipath exploitation |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/510720 |
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