Journal of Microwaves, Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applications (Feb 2024)

Experimental Evaluation of Through-Wall Detection Using an UWB Radar

  • Marcelo B. Perotoni,
  • Leandro A. da Silva,
  • Vinicius Silva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/2179-10742023v22i4275710
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 4
pp. 438 – 448

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Abstract This paper discusses the through-wall detection of targets behind walls using an ultra-wideband radar operating in the 2 to 15 GHz frequency range. Tests were conducted to verify its use with static and moving targets. Two real-world cases were tested: a laboratory with students sitting on benches, and an adult person standing behind a door. A fast method, based on the standard deviation, was used to transform the time-domain data matrix into a simpler waveform. This method has the potential to quickly detect the presence of human targets behind physical obstacles.

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