Related papers: Micro-UAV Detection with a Low-Grazing Angle Milli…
This paper presents a novel co-aperture reflector antenna operating in millimeter-wave (MMW) and infrared (IR) for cloud detection radar. The proposed design combines a back-fed dual-reflector antenna, an IR optical reflection system, and a…
Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology is expected to be a major component of 5G wireless networks. Ultra-wide bandwidths of mmWave signals and the possibility of utilizing large number of antennas at the transmitter and the receiver allow…
We investigate the problem of sparse target detection from widely distributed multistatic \textit{Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave} (FMCW) radar systems (using chirp modulation). Unlike previous strategies (\emph{e.g.}, developed for…
An innovative method of detecting Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is presented. The goal of this study is to develop a robust setup for an autonomous multi-rotor hunter UAV, capable of visually detecting and tracking the intruder UAVs for…
Recent advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have resulted in their quick adoption for wide a range of civilian applications, including precision agriculture, biosecurity, disaster monitoring and surveillance. UAVs offer low-cost…
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have been widely used in various fields, and their invasion of security and privacy has aroused social concern. Several detection and tracking systems for UAVs have been introduced in recent years, but most of…
Detecting and estimating distances to power lines is a challenge for both human UAV pilots and autonomous systems, which increases the risk of unintended collisions. We present a mmWave radar-based perception system that provides spherical…
Accurate measurement of blast-induced rock fragmentation is of great importance for many mining operations. The post-blast rock size distribution can significantly influence the efficiency of all the downstream mining and comminution…
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection and aerial object recognition are critical for modern surveillance and security, prompting a need for robust systems that overcome limitations of single-modality approaches. This research addresses…
A tracking controller for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is developed to track moving targets undergoing unknown translational and rotational motions. The main challenges are to control both the relative positions and angles between the…
In this paper, we propose a novel method for frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar mutual interference mitigation (IM) based on the discrete fractional Fourier transform (DFrFT). Interference chirps are detected and mitigated by…
Millimeter-wave (mmW) radar is widely applied to advanced autopilot assistance systems. However, its small antenna aperture causes a low imaging resolution. In this paper, a new distributed mmW radar system is designed to solve this…
Monitoring crop fields to map features like weeds can be efficiently performed with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can cover large areas in a short time due to their privileged perspective and motion speed. However, the need for…
Airborne radar carried on-board unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) is serving as the harbinger of new remote sensing applications for security and rescue in inclement environments. The mobility and agility of UAVs along with intelligent…
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been increasingly utilized in various civilian and military applications such as remote sensing, border patrolling, disaster monitoring, and communication coverage extension. However, there are still…
High-Frequency (HF) radar is well suited to the surveillance of low-Earth-orbit space. For large targets, a small deployable HF radar is able to match the detection performance of much larger space surveillance radar systems operating at…
Conventional multistatic radar systems using microwave and millimeter-wave (mm-wave) frequencies seek to reconstruct the target in the imaging domain, employing many transmitting and receiving antenna elements. These systems are suboptimal,…
Non-contact vital sign monitoring has many advantages over conventional methods in being comfortable, unobtrusive and without any risk of spreading infection. The use of millimeter-wave (mmWave) radars is one of the most promising…
This work addresses the problem of range-Doppler multiple target detection in a radar system in the presence of slow-time correlated and heavy-tailed distributed clutter. Conventional target detection algorithms assume Gaussian-distributed…
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems are vulnerable to jamming from self-interested users who utilize radio devices for their benefits during UAV transmissions. The vulnerability occurs due to the open nature of air-to-ground (A2G)…