On the Electromagnetic Diffraction Propagation Model and Applications

• Published in: IEEE journal of selected topics in applied earth observations and remote sensing Vol. 13; pp. 884 - 895
• Main Authors: Li, Songlin, Cui, Guolong, Guo, Shisheng, Jia, Chao, Kong, Lingjiang, Yang, Xiaobo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 2020; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Buildings; Computer simulation; Detection; Diffraction; Diffraction propagation; Electromagnetic (EM) diffraction propagation; Localization; Locating; Mathematical models; nonline-of-sight (NLOS) signal; Propagation; Radar; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Receivers; SISO (control systems); target localization; Transmitters; ultra-wideband (UWB) radar; Ultrawideband radar; Urban areas; urban environment; Urban environments; Wave diffraction; Wave propagation
• ISSN: 1939-1404; 2151-1535
• DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2020.2974529

Detection and localization of nonline-of-sight (NLOS) hidden target in complex urban environment is a very recent radar detection problem. In this article, we investigate the possibility of locating a target in a building corner NLOS region with a single-input single-output ultra-wideband radar by exploring the electromagnetic (EM) diffraction propagation path. The EM wave diffraction phenomenon referring to this single rectangular corner of the building is analyzed and the diffraction model in this scenario is established. Assuming that the geometric structure of the scenario is known earlier, we introduce an application of the destination location behind the corner based on the propagation of the EM wave diffraction. Finally, the numerical simulation and real data results demonstrate that a micromotion target and moving target can be localized exploiting the proposed approach.