Design and Evaluation of an Impulsive Ultrawideband System for Estimating the Moisture Content of Polyamide Targets

Altieri, Andrés; Bouza, Magdalena; Maya, Juan Augusto; Galarza, Cecilia G.

doi:10.1109/tim.2020.3043121

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“…In this subsection, we test the performance of the proposed approach when dealing with experimental data. For this, we considered the scattering from a target illuminated with microwave signals in an experiment similar to that in [38].…”

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Robust Target Classification Using UWB Sensing^*

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Contactless material characterization has received widespread attention in the radar and engineering domains. Specifically, impulsive Ultra Wideband (UWB) systems are a versatile technology for the nondestructive characterization of samples because the scattered field produced by the targets is highly dependent on their composition and shape. After the initial transient response to the transmitted pulse, the scattered signal can be decomposed as a sum of complex exponentials, called complex natural resonances (CNR), which are dependent only on the geometry and composition of the target. Using this result, a classification problem was formulated to discriminate among targets, and a processing strategy was proposed to solve it. In particular, by using spectral decomposition tools, the information obtained from the physical model can be exploited in combination with data-driven learning techniques. Consequently, a classification strategy that is robust to modeling uncertainties and experimental perturbations was designed. To assess the performance of the new scheme, it was tested using both synthetic and experimental data obtained from targets illuminated with a UWB radar. The results showed substantial gains compared to classification using time-domain signals. INDEX TERMSComplex natural resonances, pattern classification, radar signal processing, spectral analysis.

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Section: B Experimental Measurementsmentioning

confidence: 99%