Ultrawideband Radar

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Principles of Materials-Penetrating Ultrawideband Radar Systems

James D. Taylor

CONTENTS

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Applications of MPR

5.3 Architecture and Operation of MPR Systems

5.4 Design of MPR Systems

5.5 Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Solid Media

5.5.1 Media Characteristics

5.5.2 MPR Signal Propagation

5.5.3 Transmission-Media Characteristics and MPR Design

5.5.3.1 Selection of Frequency Ranges for Solid Media

5.5.3.2 Characteristics of Diffusion Dispersive Media

5.5.3.3 Transition Frequency

5.5.3.4 Nondispersive Wave Transmission

5.5.3.5 Practical Frequency Spectrum for MPRs

5.6 MPR Imaging

5.7 Conclusions

References

5.1 Introduction

Materials-penetrating ultrawideband (UWB) radar (MPR) systems remotely sense objects within multilayered ...