Detection and identification of concealed weapons using matrix pencil

Raviraj S. Adve; Thayananthan Thayaparan

doi:10.1117/12.887461

21 June 2011 Detection and identification of concealed weapons using matrix pencil

Raviraj S. Adve, Thayananthan Thayaparan

Proceedings Volume 8021, Radar Sensor Technology XV; 80211N (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.887461
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2011, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The detection and identification of concealed weapons is an extremely hard problem due to the weak signature of the target buried within the much stronger signal from the human body. This paper furthers the automatic detection and identification of concealed weapons by proposing the use of an effective approach to obtain the resonant frequencies in a measurement. The technique, based on Matrix Pencil, a scheme for model based parameter estimation also provides amplitude information, hence providing a level of confidence in the results. Of specific interest is the fact that Matrix Pencil is based on a singular value decomposition, making the scheme robust against noise.

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Raviraj S. Adve and Thayananthan Thayaparan "Detection and identification of concealed weapons using matrix pencil", Proc. SPIE 8021, Radar Sensor Technology XV, 80211N (21 June 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.887461

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