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This paper presents the design and optimization of patch-like antennas for through-the-wall imaging (TTWI) radar applications in the frequency range 0.5–2 GHz. A basic antenna configuration is analyzed and modified through an optimization aiming at reducing the size of the antenna and focusing the radiated power in a single lobe to be directed toward the wall and the targets to be detected. Both the basic and the optimized antennas have been manufactured and tested. The optimized patch antennas and a conventional Vivaldi antenna have been successfully used in the frequency-modulated interrupted continuous wave (FMICW) radar system developed at Durham University. Results of a novel wall-removal technique for TTWI using numerical simulations and measurements aimed at the detection of stationary targets and people are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Undesired wall reflections in through-the-wall imaging can mask the return from actual targets and saturate and block the receiver. We propose frequency-modulated interrupted continuous wave (FMICW) signals as a novel wall removal technique and validate its effectiveness through numerical simulations and experiments performed using a radar system built for the purpose. FMICW waveforms appear to mitigate wall reflections and benefit the through-wall detection of stationary targets and of people moving or breathing behind different kinds of wall. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]