On the training patterns of a neural network for target localization in the spatial domain

In this letter, we show that some spatial sampling requirements for the scattered electric field are necessary in order to obtain good performances when a neural-network approach is applied to the solution of target localization problems in the spatial domain. By means of some examples, concerning dielectric cylinders either in free space or buried in a lossy half space, we point out the dependence of the object localization on the spatial sampling rate of the scattered electric field and its relation to the field spatial bandwidth. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 28: 207–209, 2001.