Journal Article

·2007

A Neural Network Solution for Identification and Classification of Cylindrical Targets above Perfectly Conducting Flat Surfaces

Ahmet Kīzīlay YTU , Senem Makal YTU

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Abstract

This paper evaluates the radar target identification and classification performance of neural networks. A set of features are derived from scattered fields calculated by using the image technique formulation and Moment Method (MoM). An RBF (Radial Basis Function) networkthat utilizes the feature set is proposed for target identification and classification. The database contains a finite number of samples of cylindrical targets at certain angles. A portion of the database is used to train the networkand the rest is used to test the performance of the neural networkfor target identification and classification. This workaims to find the heights measured from the surface and radiuses of the targets for identification of targets and determine the right target for classification of targets from the scattered field values.

Keywords

Identification (biology) Artificial neural network Moment (physics) Pattern recognition (psychology) Contextual image classification Set (abstract data type) Feature (linguistics) Radial basis function Computer science Radar Artificial intelligence Surface (topology) Function (biology) Field (mathematics) Image (mathematics) Algorithm Mathematics Geometry Physics Telecommunications

Subject Areas

Geophysical Methods and Applications ·Ocean Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques ·Aerospace Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Radar Systems and Signal Processing ·Aerospace Engineering ·Physical Sciences

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