Basic Polarimetric Signal/IMaging Processing Studies Determination of Polarization States for optimal Transmission and Reception Through Clutter.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the temporal and spatial polarization characteristics of military background clutter in order to improve target versus clutter discrimination. In particular, the use of polarization information at millimeter wavelength for the purpose of decreasing the false alarm rate for target detection in severe background clutter is to be investigated. In order to prove the polarimetric contrast enhancement and the Polarimetric Matched Signal/Image Filter (PMSF/PMIF) concepts, measurement data sets are to be identified and used for testing. The basic underlying polarimetric radar target phenomenology for partially polarized and partially coherent scattering from rough surfaces is to be further advanced.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA288267

Entities

People

  • Hye-joon Eom
  • Wolfgang-martin Boerner
  • Yoshio Yamaguchi

Organizations

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Earth Sciences
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • National Security
  • Radar
  • Radar Equipment
  • Scattering
  • Signal Processing
  • Terrain

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.