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UWB radar: vision through a wall

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There exist a lot of methods for vision through an opaque medium. At present UWB (Ultra-Wideband) technology is used more and more because it is suitable for localization and detection of a human body behind a wall. First of all this paper describes known methods for vision through walls, which can be divided into two general groups—imaging and non-imaging systems. Secondly it describes the state of the art UWB radar for this application and its specifics. Finally it depicts our UWB radar system (centre frequency 4,7 GHz) and our practical procedures relevant to the detection of a human body presented behind a concrete wall.

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  1. Laboratoire Informatique, Image et Interaction (L3i), Université de La Rochelle Pôle Science et Technologie, 17042, La Rochelle Cedex 1, France

    Ondrej Sisma, Alain Gaugue, Christophe Liebe & Jean-Marc Ogier

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Sisma, O., Gaugue, A., Liebe, C. et al. UWB radar: vision through a wall. Telecommun Syst 38, 53–59 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11235-008-9087-z

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