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WFH: SEE THROUGH WALL RADARS

Date & Time: Friday, June 17; 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 203AB

Topics & Speakers:  

  • Time Domain Measurements--Foundations & Correlation with Frequency Domain Measurements, S. Riad , Virginia Tech.

  • Synthetic Aperture Radars - Fundamentals and Applications, R. Avent, MIT Lincolin Lab.                                   

  • SAR Sensor Technologies, K. Sorensen, Sandia National Laboratories                                          

  • See Thru Walls, R. Paglione, Sarnoff Lab

  • See Thru Imaging, N. Engheta, University of Pennsylvania                     

  • Real Time Location using a Fusion of RF and Video Tracking Technology, D. Kalokitis, D. R. Patterson, M. Aggarwal, Sarnoff Corporation, R. J. Fontana, E. Richley, Multispectral Solutions Inc

  • Development of SAR-Based UWB See Through Wall Radar System, Y. Fang, A. Fathy, University of Tennessee 

Organizers:

A. E. Fathy, University of Tennessee

N. Enghata, University of Pennsylvania

A. Hophar, Villinova University

M. Abidi, University of Tennessse

S. El-Ghazaly, University of Tennessee    

Sponsors:

IMS2005 Technical Program Committee  

Today’s Army and especially the future Army must be prepared to fight in this new war zone with the same overmatching operational capability that it has brought to the mobile battlefield.  The challenge is to design, develop, and field advanced system concepts using the latest technologies that will give the soldier an advantage in this new “battlefield”: the urban terrain.  One such area is C4ISR technology, and in particular synthetic imaging technology to achieve success (psychological and physical defeat of the enemy) with minimum friendly casualties and collateral damage. It is evident that successful tactical operations in MOUT (Military Operations on Urban Terrain) conditions will require a significant extension of C4ISR capabilities to provide commanders with instantaneous, precise information (measured in feet, not meters) on the 3D location and disposition of friendly, threat, and noncombatant personnel.

In an urban warfare scenario, door-to-door searches with possible enemy engagement are inevitable and if poorly planned or executed could prove fatal.  Ideally, in this tactical scenario, it is desired to provide a new and enhanced situation awareness capability or knowledge for the soldier that would allow him/her to know if and where people are located inside a building before entering, therefore potentially preventing death and injury.  During the search operation, revealing where people are hiding, e.g. in a closet, without alerting them to the search is also required.  Basically, during Covert Operations & Urban Warfare the ability to locate and assess an enemy position without risk while remaining undetected is mandatory.

“See-through-the-wall radar” would require developing more than a fuzzy image or blob on the radar screen to identify targets.  It is necessary to discriminate between a combatant or a bystander, and even possibly identifying side arms or larger weapons (i.e., wide RCS range of more than 20 dB).  Therefore, the required resolution, here for example, is in the range of centimeters (10 cm could be sufficient), and the developed radars could range from being a simple fixed system (i.e., to estimate target range), a 2D array for two-dimensional array (i.e., for a 2D image), or even SAR radar for 2D or 3D images for a finer resolution.  Current studies in this area will be presented from various very active researchers including different points of views.

 

 

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