A Comprehensive Forward Model for Imaging under Irregular Terrain Using RF Tomography

Imaging of tunnel networks under irregular terrain using RF tomography is generalized to include the possibility of magnetic dipoles (i.e., electric loops) either as transmitting or receiving devices. Forward scattering models are presented, and a generalized method for computing numerical dyadic Gr...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Lo Monte, Francesco Soldovieri, Danilo Erricolo, Antonios Giannopoulos, Michael C. Wicks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/735414
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description Imaging of tunnel networks under irregular terrain using RF tomography is generalized to include the possibility of magnetic dipoles (i.e., electric loops) either as transmitting or receiving devices. Forward scattering models are presented, and a generalized method for computing numerical dyadic Green’s functions is detailed. Explicit formulas for fast numerical implementation are also presented. The paper is corroborated with numerical simulations aimed at validating formulas.
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spelling doaj-art-62a80907007e451385b49045116a939b2025-02-03T05:59:27ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772012-01-01201210.1155/2012/735414735414A Comprehensive Forward Model for Imaging under Irregular Terrain Using RF TomographyLorenzo Lo Monte0Francesco Soldovieri1Danilo Erricolo2Antonios Giannopoulos3Michael C. Wicks4Sensor Systems Division, University of Dayton Research Institute, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433, USAInstitute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA), Italian National Research Council (CNR), 80124 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USASchool of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JL, UKSensor Systems Division, University of Dayton Research Institute, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433, USAImaging of tunnel networks under irregular terrain using RF tomography is generalized to include the possibility of magnetic dipoles (i.e., electric loops) either as transmitting or receiving devices. Forward scattering models are presented, and a generalized method for computing numerical dyadic Green’s functions is detailed. Explicit formulas for fast numerical implementation are also presented. The paper is corroborated with numerical simulations aimed at validating formulas.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/735414
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title A Comprehensive Forward Model for Imaging under Irregular Terrain Using RF Tomography
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