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In this paper, the trace estimation method for through wall moving target tracking by M-sequence UWB radar is described as a complex procedure consists of such phases as raw radar data pre-processing, background subtraction, detection, time of arrival estimation, wall effect compensation, localization and tracking itself. The significance of the particular phases will be firstly given and then, a review of signal processing methods, which can be applied for the phase task solution, will be presented. The trace estimation method performance is demonstrated based on UWB radar signal processing obtained for scenario represented by through concrete wall tracking of single moving target. The obtained results confirm the excellent performance of the method. In the contribution, the extension of the trace estimation method for multiple target tracking is also outlined.
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Kocur, D., Rovňáková, J., Švecová, M. (2009). Through Wall Tracking of Moving Targets by M-Sequence UWB Radar. In: Rudas, I.J., Fodor, J., Kacprzyk, J. (eds) Towards Intelligent Engineering and Information Technology. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 243. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03737-5_25
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