@inproceedings{Rubem2006FDTDb,
title = {High Resolution Multistatic Radar for Indoor Application-Computational Simulation and Strategies to Minimize Errors},
author = {Rubem G Farias and Victor Dmitriev},
url = {https://www.sige.ita.br/edicoes-anteriores/2006/st/GE012.pdf},
year = {2006},
date = {2006-01-01},
booktitle = {Simp\'{o}sio de Aplica\c{c}\~{o}es Operacionais em \'{A}reas de Defesa 2006 (SIGE2006)},
abstract = {A numeric simulation of a multistatic radar using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is implemented in order to identify the presence of an intruder inside a residence. The radar operates with ultra-wideband (UWB) pulses with the purpose of obtaining high resolution. The transmitted signal has a spectral peak in 1 GHz and the bandwidth of approximately 1 GHz. A transmitter and at least three receivers positioned outside the residence are used to estimate the location of the target without ambiguity. A special emphasis is given to study of the effects of scatterers placed in semi-aleatory way in all rooms of the residence. A strategy is proposed to minimize these effects in order to obtain complete coverage of the residence with small error of the intruder localization. Key words \textendash FDTD Method; UWB microwave sensor; radio scattering; multistatic radar.},
keywords = {FDTD Method UWB microwave sensor radio scattering multistatic radar},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
A numeric simulation of a multistatic radar using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is implemented in order to identify the presence of an intruder inside a residence. The radar operates with ultra-wideband (UWB) pulses with the purpose of obtaining high resolution. The transmitted signal has a spectral peak in 1 GHz and the bandwidth of approximately 1 GHz. A transmitter and at least three receivers positioned outside the residence are used to estimate the location of the target without ambiguity. A special emphasis is given to study of the effects of scatterers placed in semi-aleatory way in all rooms of the residence. A strategy is proposed to minimize these effects in order to obtain complete coverage of the residence with small error of the intruder localization. Key words – FDTD Method; UWB microwave sensor; radio scattering; multistatic radar.
