Three-dimensional optimal focusing imaging algorithm for wall-penetrating radar

Abstract

Wall-penetrating radar (WPR) is the device to image very small objects buried inside the wall. The small objects usually a few millimetres, whereas the bandwidth of WPR limits its resolution up to several centimetres. As a result, the target imaging result of the traditional method is ‘defocused’ in the range direction. To solve this problem, a near-field three-dimensional imaging algorithm based on matching filtering with multiple reference signals and selection processing is proposed. Instead of obtaining a focused image via coherent superposition processing, a focused image is determined by selecting an image from a plurality imaging results of different reference depths according to the minimum entropy criterion. The proposed algorithm is validated by imaging the computer simulation technology simulation data and the measured data.

Keywords

• image reconstruction
• image resolution
• radar imaging
• entropy
• dimensional optimal focusing imaging algorithm
• wall-penetrating radar
• WPR
• objects usually a few millimetres
• target imaging result
• three-dimensional imaging algorithm
• multiple reference signals
• selection processing
• focused image
• coherent superposition processing