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Close-Range 3-D Millimeter Wave Imaging with Full Path Loss Based on Range Stacking Algorithm

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A more accurate and efficient millimeter-wave imaging algorithm for a monostatic system is presented in this paper. Firstly, a more precise physical model is implemented, which considers the propagation loss of both the incident wave and scattered wave. However, this physical model cannot be processed using classical mathematical methods such as spherical wave decomposition and Weyl identity. Instead, the method of stationary phase (MSP) is applied to derive the imaging formula. As a result, the proposed algorithm achieves superior imaging results for multiple targets at different ranges. Additionally, the range stacking technique is introduced to avoid time-consuming interpolation, which also contributes to improving computational efficiency comparing to the algorithms employing interpolation. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm reduces the computation time by half. The proposed algorithm has been further verified through real data collected with our in-house developed prototype.

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This work was supported in part by part by National Young Thousand Talent under Grant A0920502051826, Grant YH199911041801, and Grant YX1199912371901; in part by Foreign Talent in Culture and Education under Grant 110000207520190055; in part by Sichuan Science and Technology Program under Grant 2023NSFSC0463.

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    Xinyi Nie, Chuan Lin, Sheng Wang & Anyong Qing

  2. The School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK

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Xinyi Nie wrote the main manuscript text, derived the algorithm and did the experiments. Chuan Lin derived the algorithm and did the experiments. Sheng Wang did the experiments. Tim Amsdon did the experiments and reviewed the manuscript. Anyong Qing derived the algorithm and reviewed the manuscript. Ian D. Robertson reviewed the manuscript.

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Nie, X., Lin, C., Wang, S. et al. Close-Range 3-D Millimeter Wave Imaging with Full Path Loss Based on Range Stacking Algorithm. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 44, 618–641 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-023-00927-0

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