Clustered Multi-Target Search in Unknown Large Environments Using Modified Bee Swarm Optimization

Swarm robotics (SR) is an emerging field of research that utilizes a swarm of robots that work together as a team to solve complex problems. One such challenge in SR is the exploration of unknown environments to find multiple targets. This problem finds applications in various domains, such as archaeology, underground exploration, signal source...

Multi-target detection using Relevance Vector Machine

The main purpose of a radar is to detect, recognize, and track objects of interest. When it is known that only a single target is present, the matched filter is proven to be optimal detector. However, in practice, a radar scene often consists of multiple targets. For example, in air surveillance and monitoring applications, multiple aircrafts...

An Advanced Data Processing Algorithm for Extraction of Polarimetric Radar Signatures of Moving Automotive Vehicles Using the H/A/α Decomposition Technique

A dedicated signal and data processing chain is proposed for a fully polarimetric Doppler surveillance S-band radar to extract the polarimetric signatures of moving targets. To extract the target’s polarimetric features, detection, clustering, and tracking steps are realized for a multi-target environment in the range-Doppler domain. A dedicated...

Time-Inverted Kuramoto Model Meets Lissajous Curves: Multi-Robot Persistent Monitoring and Target Detection

This letter proposes a distributed strategy to achieve both persistent monitoring and target detection in a rectangular and obstacle-free environment. Each robot has to repeatedly follow a smooth trajectory and avoid collisions with other robots. To achieve this goal, we rely on the time-inverted Kuramoto dynamics and the use of Lissajous...

Improvement of weak targets detectability in strong clutter using the polarization contrast enhancement

Ground clutter signal is a kind of unwanted echoes in target detection radar system, which are normally reflected by ground surface, ground-based objects, and obstacles. It can be collected and characterized in polar coordinates in terms of range and azimuth. By using polarimetric based algorithms, including them single channel detector, the...

Assessment and Optimisation of Target Acquisition using SAR Seekers on Manoeuvrable Re-Entry Vehicles

In this thesis, the achievable performance and limitations of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) seeker on an Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) for a set of parameters has been investigated. This was achieved by modelling the dynamics of an ASBM and the constraints related to the acquisition requirements of a maritime surface target in the ...

Polarimetric Signatures of Moving Automotive Vehicles Based on H/A/α-decomposition: Preliminary Results with PARSAX Radar Data

Polarimetric radar responses from moving automotive targets are studied aiming at target classification using the polarimetric H/A/α-decomposition technique. A signal- and data processing chain has been proposed for the detection and tracking of targets in a multi-target environment in the range-Doppler domain. Polarimetric information of the...

Spiking CA-CFAR Implementation for Radar Target Detection

Radar systems have been used for decades to detect targets on the ground and in the air. The radar signal is transformed into a range-doppler image that distinguishes each detected object by range and velocity for further processing. A target detection algorithm is used to filter noise and clutter. Each target can be in a region with a different...

Moving Target Detection and Parameter Estimation via a Modified Imaging STAP with a Large Baseline in Multistatic GEO SAR

With the development trends of multistatic spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR), geosynchronous SAR (GEO SAR) employing several formation-flying small satellites also has great potential for remote sensing. The small satellites can cooperate to acquire multi-channel data for moving target detection and parameter estimation in strong...

Multi-target Detection and Tracking with 8 GHz FMCW Radar System

Currently, most of FMCW radar systems for target detection and localization are based on the radar system with multiple receiving antennas, but little based on the SISO system. In this project, we will show a unique signal processing pipeline based on the 8 GHz SISO FMCW radar system. An advanced algorithm of multi-target detection and tracking...

GNSS-Reflectometry Target Detection

GNSS-R technology is a relatively new Earth sensing approach that exploits freely available GNSS signals reflected from the Earth. From sea surface wind speed retrieval to altimetry applications, this technology is growing in popularity. In the recent years, its application to target detection is being further studied.<br/><br/>The goal of this...

Vibration measurement of a model wind turbine using high speed photogrammetry

We investigate the application of the photogrammetric approach to measuring the vibration of a model wind turbine in a sequence of stereo image pairs acquired by high speed cameras. The challenge of the photogrammetric measurement of a highly dynamic phenomenon is the efficiency of the point measurement process in a large number of images. We...