Signal processing for through wall moving target tracking by M-sequence UWB radar

In this paper, through wall moving target tracking by UWB radar is described as a complex process with all required phases of radar signal processing. For particular phases of that process, i.e. for raw radar data preprocessing, background subtraction, detection, trace estimation, localization and tracking itself, the phase significance and its corresponding representative methods are outlined. The complete process is illustrated by the results of processing of real data acquired by M-sequence UWB radar.

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