
Detection and localization in urban environments is a very recent radar problem. In this paper, we investigate the possibility of detecting and locating targets not in direct line of sight (NLOS) areas with a single portable radar by exploiting multipath returns. We propose two algorithms, which handle the information provided by multipath returns in different ways to detect and estimate the NLOS target position. We also present an original method to select the number of paths to take into account in the algorithms in order to maximize detection probabilities. Numerical results show good efficiency of the proposed algorithms for problems of both detection and localization. We show that applying these algorithms improves detection performance compared to a classic matched filter in a typical urban scenario. Experimental results on a real dataset allow us to validate our multipath model in urban environments, and in particular to show that it is possible to retrieve the target location even with rough knowledge of the scene geometry.
around-the-corner radar, multipath exploitation, [INFO.INFO-TS] Computer Science [cs]/Signal and Image Processing, detection and localization algorithm, NLOS, urban environment, urban radar, [SPI.SIGNAL] Engineering Sciences [physics]/Signal and Image processing
around-the-corner radar, multipath exploitation, [INFO.INFO-TS] Computer Science [cs]/Signal and Image Processing, detection and localization algorithm, NLOS, urban environment, urban radar, [SPI.SIGNAL] Engineering Sciences [physics]/Signal and Image processing
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