Radar Micro-Doppler Signatures

Book excerpt: There is a growing interest in how to use radar micro-Doppler signatures in real world applications. This book introduces basic concepts, principles, and theoretical analysis on the micro-Doppler effect in radar and pulls together the latest research on the processing and application of radar micro-Doppler signatures. Its goal is to provide readers with a working knowledge on various applications of radar micro-Doppler signatures. It reviews the current progress, challenges, and perspectives on radar micro-Doppler research and introduces research on bi-static/multi-static micro-Doppler signatures, decomposition of micro-Doppler signatures, through-wall radar micro-Doppler signatures and ultrasound micro-Doppler signature studies. Most chapters deal with applications of radar micro-Doppler signatures, including detection, tracking and discrimination of vehicles and dismounts, identifying human movement based on radar micro-Doppler signatures, detection and tracking small boats in the sea, detection and discrimination complex motion of missile warheads, discrimination of animals and the detection and tracking of birds. Supplementary material can be found at the IET's ebook page