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While the Choquet integral (Chi) is a powerful parametric nonlinear aggregation function, it has limited scope and is not a universal function generator. Herein, we focus on a class of problems that are outside the scope of a single Chi. Namely, we are interested in tasks where different subsets of inputs require different Chls. Herein, a genetic program (GF) is used to extend the Chi, referred to...Show More
Countless challenges in engineering require the intelligent combining (aka fusion) of data or information from multiple sources. The Choquet integral (ChI), a parametric aggregation function, is a well-known tool for multi-source fusion, where source refers to sensors, humans and/or algorithms. In particular, a selling point of the ChI is its ability to model and subsequently exploit rich interact...Show More
The impacts of wall–target interaction on matched illumination waveforms for through-the-wall radar imaging are examined via finite-difference time-domain simulation. Returns from various wall–target scenarios are considered as a function of the target-to-wall separation in order to examine the effectiveness of the so-called primary-wave target response in the matched illumination implementation....Show More
The effects of wall moisture on the characteristics of matched illumination waveforms for use in through the wall radar imaging (TWRI) are examined via simulation. Various wall moisture profiles are considered for solid adobe-like walls including a uniform moisture profile, moisture concentrated in the interior region of the wall, and moisture concentrated at the exterior surface. Specific charact...Show More
A reduced size antiresonant antenna for underground object detection is presented. The reduced size antenna is shown to provide improved differential impedance properties to that of a full size antiresonant dipole while providing a factor of eight reduction in the maximum dimension of the antenna.Show More
Improvements in through-the-wall radar imaging (TWRI) rely on understanding the phenomenology of the interaction between the radar signal and the wall structure. Propagation of the pulse through the wall adversely affects the resulting target return signatures through attenuation and time dispersion. One technique of improving TWRI performance is through optimal waveform design. The matched illumi...Show More
The changes in input impedance for a simple antenna or transmission line located over a soil containing a conducting object are examined near antiresonance. The near-field coupling of the underground object to the antenna or transmission line is investigated using the complex Poynting vector in order to identify the contribution of traveling and/or standing waves.Show More
When utilizing an antenna over ground as a near-field probe for detecting underground conducting objects, maximizing the variation in the antenna input impedance due to the buried object is the primary concern. Using the example of a horizontal dipole and a buried cylinder, significant variation in the dipole input impedance is obtained by carefully positioning the antiresonant dipole to excite th...Show More
The countermine test bed (CTB) and accompanying tools provide a means to optimize thermal infrared sensor systems and automated target recognition algorithms. The CTB has been validated through a series of studies conducted since 2006. During that time, the capability of the CTB has been vastly expanded, particularly in regards to the size of the domain that can be modeled. The CTB consists of fou...Show More
A simple horizontal dipole over ground can be used as a near-field probe for buried object detection if changes in the dipole impedance produced by the presence of the buried object can be correlated to the characteristics of the object. In this paper, the wideband variation in the input impedance of a horizontal dipole over ground caused by the presence of a nearby underground anomaly (tunnel) is...Show More
In this paper, a technique is developed to compute values of the chirality, permittivity, and permeability of a dielectric reciprocal chiral slab from the knowledge of limited laboratory measurement information. The chirality parameter is a function of frequency and depth of the slab. The developed technique is based on the use of coupled differential equations for the Green functions associated w...Show More
The countermine computational testbed is a coupled system of parallelized computer codes and associated software tools that can simulate images from remote sensors operating in the visible and infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The testbed is used to explore thermal and hydrologic process interaction at a fine scale to understand the contrast between target and background. The test...Show More