{"title":"Face re-identification in thermal infrared spectrum based on ThermalFaceNet neural network","authors":"A. Grudzien, M. Kowalski, N. Pałka","doi":"10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405170","url":null,"abstract":"Face recognition is widely explored research area which achieved high level of maturity. It attracts scientists to explore new possibilities and various spectral domains. Thermal infrared spectrum seems to be a promising modality which may complement visible domain systems. Face recognition process consists of several stages such as image acquisition, face detection, feature extraction and matching. Extraction of features is the one of most important stage that can be performed using various approaches, such as appearance-based methods, local descriptor methods or convolutional neural networks. Lately, convolutional neural networks (CNN) become very popular. CNN is a structure based on various filtering layers to reduce size, extract features and finally to classify the input data. This technique allows to efficiently process large datasets. Extracted features can be used to perform multiclass classification or identity verification. Verification which refers to comparing two samples is often performed using distance metrics. This paper presents thermal face verification method based on Siamese convolutional neural network. We introduce ThermalFaceNet architecture and compare performance with existing state-of-the-art CNN architectures.","PeriodicalId":143491,"journal":{"name":"2018 22nd International Microwave and Radar Conference (MIKON)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125557239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Rosado-Sanz, N. Rey-Maestre, D. Mata-Moya, M. Jarabo-Amores, M. Rosa-Zurera, J. Bárcena-Humanes
{"title":"Advantages of non-uniform linear arrays based on COTS elements in passive radar applications","authors":"J. Rosado-Sanz, N. Rey-Maestre, D. Mata-Moya, M. Jarabo-Amores, M. Rosa-Zurera, J. Bárcena-Humanes","doi":"10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405177","url":null,"abstract":"One of the advantages associated to the use of passive radars is the lower development and maintenance costs with respect to active ones, mainly related to the absence of a dedicated transmitter and to the possibility of using COTS components. In this paper, a study of the advantages of using Non Uniform Linear Arrays (NULAs) for the design of the antenna system for a passive radar exploiting DVB-T signals is carried out, considering as a basic requirement the use of commercial antennas. Commercial solutions are not designed for being used as single radiating elements in array configurations, so directivity and physical sizes are not the most desirable for array design. In Spain, the use of horizontal polarization includes additional constraints to inter-element distances, and usually gives rise to grating lobes. NULAs designed using optimization techniques for maximizing directivity and controlling side lobes levels are analyzed and compared to Uniform Linear ones (ULAs), proving the better performance of the NULA based spatial filtering. For a selected commercial antenna, performances of NULAs and ULAs are compared as a function of the number of elements, showing a better improvement as the number of elements increases. For completing the study, the single radiating element is redesigned for reducing the physical size maintaining the radiation properties, although the cost associated to this new design is clearly higher than the first one. Results show that NULAs with smaller elements give a better performance in terms of Side Lobe Level (SLL).","PeriodicalId":143491,"journal":{"name":"2018 22nd International Microwave and Radar Conference (MIKON)","volume":"78 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115275083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TDOA estimation using a pair of synchronized DW1000 based anchor nodes","authors":"V. Djaja-Josko, J. Kołakowski, J. Modelski","doi":"10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405288","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405288","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, as indoor localization is getting more popular, there is a growing need for reliable and accurate techniques of position determination. Recently, UWB (Ultrawideband) based systems are gaining popularity, since they make achieving positioning errors in the range of dozens of centimeters or even single centimeters, possible. The TDOA (Time Difference of Arrival) based systems are especially attractive because they allow for simplification of tags, which functionality can be limited to transmission of packets. However, one of TDOA based solution drawbacks is the need for strict synchronization between anchor nodes, which may be hard to realize in indoor environment. In the paper a method for simplifying synchronization in TDOA-based ultrawideband localization system is described. The method was experimentally verified. Obtained results are presented and discussed.","PeriodicalId":143491,"journal":{"name":"2018 22nd International Microwave and Radar Conference (MIKON)","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132816057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deconvolution-based spatial resolution improvement technique for resistivity scans acquired with split-post dielectric resonator","authors":"P. Korpas","doi":"10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405279","url":null,"abstract":"Resistivity scans of inhomogeneous samples obtained with the technique based on Split-Post Dielectric Resonator suffer from limited spatial resolution due to weighted averaging of the complex permittivity distribution over the sample's volume. A deconvolution-based technique is proposed to increase the resolution of scans as well as to enable measurement of homogeneous samples which do not meet the minimal dimensions criterion for the given resonator.","PeriodicalId":143491,"journal":{"name":"2018 22nd International Microwave and Radar Conference (MIKON)","volume":"308 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115862393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jakub Kopyciński, P. Kukliński, W. Rzesa, Bartłomiej Majerski, Agnieszka Borucka, Kamil Choromański
{"title":"Satellites detection, tracking and cataloguing system","authors":"Jakub Kopyciński, P. Kukliński, W. Rzesa, Bartłomiej Majerski, Agnieszka Borucka, Kamil Choromański","doi":"10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405229","url":null,"abstract":"The growth in the amount of space debris in the Earth orbit demands more and more effort to establish space situational awareness (SSA) programmes. The solutions used by many countries, including France and the United States are complex as well as expensive. The aim of the project in question was to establish an affordable and simple radar-based surveillance system allowing to detect, track and catalogue objects in the outer space. The main elements used were: a Yagi antenna with proper equipment as a Doppler-shifted signal receiver, two programs for raw data analysis and orbit fitting as well as a database containing information about detected satellites. Basing on the frequency of signals emitted by the Graves radar, an object orbit estimation was made using a C++ program and then stored in a database. The phenomenon of relativistic Doppler effect was considered while analysing the data. The amplitude of signal gave the frequency as function of time. Next, a circular orbit approximation was found and saved to the database. On average 1176 satellite flights have been registered every week so far. The total cost of the system did not exceed €430, whereas the whole ESA's Space Situational Awareness Programme needs a budget of €95 million. It was possible to create a low-cost and uncomplicated part of a SSA system. The last and only functionality left is object identification by its cross section, which is planned to be developed in the near future.","PeriodicalId":143491,"journal":{"name":"2018 22nd International Microwave and Radar Conference (MIKON)","volume":"212 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122455844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of ESPAR antenna radiation patterns shape on PPCC-based DoA estimation accuracy","authors":"M. Rzymowski, L. Kulas","doi":"10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405327","url":null,"abstract":"In the article, we show the influence of three different electronically steerable parasitic array radiator (ESPAR) antenna radiation patterns on the overall direction of arrival (DoA) estimation accuracy when power-pattern cross-correlation (PPCC) algorithm, relying on received signal strength (RSS) values, is used for the estimation. The ESPAR antenna designs were obtained for three optimization goals, which resulted in different radiation patterns. To check the applicability of every ESPAR antenna to wireless sensor network (WSN) applications, we have verified their achievable DoA estimation accuracy in numerical tests. The results indicate, that it is possible to provide an ESPAR antenna design for WSN applications, which have narrow radiation pattern and also provide acceptable DoA estimation accuracy.","PeriodicalId":143491,"journal":{"name":"2018 22nd International Microwave and Radar Conference (MIKON)","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121350466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Kabakchiev, V. Behar, I. Garvanov, D. Kabakchieva, K. Kabakchiev, H. Rohling, K. Kulpa, A. Yarovoy
{"title":"Separation of GPS signals in FSR system","authors":"H. Kabakchiev, V. Behar, I. Garvanov, D. Kabakchieva, K. Kabakchiev, H. Rohling, K. Kulpa, A. Yarovoy","doi":"10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405176","url":null,"abstract":"An approach and algorithm are proposed for separating the useful signal from a moving cosmic target and the direct signal transmitted by GPS satellites, on the background of the receiver noise. The algorithms for separating the useful signal will be based on the principle of separation in speed of two GPS signal sequences, the first — with a satellite velocity (reference signal), the second — with the target velocity. We will evaluate their performance with computer calculation or simulation.","PeriodicalId":143491,"journal":{"name":"2018 22nd International Microwave and Radar Conference (MIKON)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129199121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Probability of detection for swerling model fluctuating targets with a square-law detector and different signal to noise ratios","authors":"R. Kassab, T. Boutin, C. Adnet","doi":"10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405155","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we derive the expressions of the probability of detection for Swerling models of the target when a square law detector is applied on samples with different signal to noise ratios. This is typically the case when the outputs of multiple radar waveforms, having different power budgets and using frequency agility, are noncoherently integrated in a square law detection scheme.","PeriodicalId":143491,"journal":{"name":"2018 22nd International Microwave and Radar Conference (MIKON)","volume":"146 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121283891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recognition of signals with time-varying spectrum using time-frequency transformation with non-uniform sampling","authors":"E. Swiercz","doi":"10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405158","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the efficient algorithm for estimation of parameters of signals with a polynomial phase. The multilinear method with uniform sampling of an analyzed signal is replaced by the multilinear method with non-uniform sampling. By sampling the signal at none-equidistant time instants, the procedure lowers the nonlinearity of the estimator function and allows to get lower thresholds of SNR ratios. The time-frequency distribution with square root-based sampling within the kernel is presented. It is shown that a fourth-order kernel can be successively used for estimation of the fifth and fourth phase parameters of phase polynomial signals (PPS). The presented distribution can be implemented with Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), what decreases the computational load. In this paper the linear interpolation is proposed for computation of the square root-based sampling kernel instead of the formula known in literature. Using the additional cubic phase (CP) function allows estimation of remaining parameters in an efficient manner. The presented algorithm requires only one-dimensional optimization in every step of computation. This approach substantially outperforms known multilinear functions for estimation of parameters of a phase polynomial.","PeriodicalId":143491,"journal":{"name":"2018 22nd International Microwave and Radar Conference (MIKON)","volume":"117 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117329186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances in compact integrated multichannel millimeter wave radar systems using SiGe BiCMOS technology (Focused session on highly-integrated millimeter-wave radar sensors in SiGe BiCMOS technologies)","authors":"S. Kueppers, R. Herschel, N. Pohl","doi":"10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/MIKON.2018.8405217","url":null,"abstract":"In this publication an overview of the recent developments regarding compact multichannel radar systems is given. The chosen radar systems are all based on custom integrated circuits reported in literature from 2010 to 2017. Important specifications of the radar systems are compared to a 120 GHz SiGe:C based 2×8 FMCW MIMO radar sensor reported by us in in 2017 [1]. The technological differences of the integrated circuits used throughout the compared radar systems are discussed with respect to their advantages and disadvantages.","PeriodicalId":143491,"journal":{"name":"2018 22nd International Microwave and Radar Conference (MIKON)","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126463479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}