Analysis of Clustering Tools for Moving Target Indication

Current and future forces operating in urban environments need the capability to detect slow-moving personnel inside buildings. To accomplish this, a time-domain approach was developed that uses a low-frequency, ultra-wideband (UWB) radar with a transmit pulse capable of penetrating through the wall. The UWB corresponds to a high-range resolution that gives the capability to better locate the moving target (MT). Previously, the effectiveness of a time-domain, moving target indication (MTI) approach was demonstrated for detecting moving personnel inside wood and cinderblock structures, moving personnel walking in nonlinear trajectories, and multiple moving personnel walking in linear trajectories.