Keywords:radar; modeling; propagation; random media
Publisher:Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2013
Citation:2013 IEEE International Antennas & Propagation Symposium, Orlando, Florida, July July 7- 13, 2013
Abstract:
Finding persons still alive in piles of rubble following an earthquake, a severe storm, or other disaster is
a difficult problem. JPL is currently developing a victim detection radar called FINDER (Finding Individuals in Emergency and Response). The subject of this paper is directed toward development of propagation & target models needed for simulation & testing of such a system. These models are both physical (real rubble piles) and numerical. Early results from the numerical modeling phase show spatial and temporal spreading characteristics when signals are passed through a randomly mixed rubble pile
