Advances in detection and classification for through-the-wall radar imaging [Elektronische Ressource] / von Christian Debes

Advances in Detection and Classification forThrough-the-Wall Radar ImagingVom Fachbereich 18Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnikder Technischen Universit¨at Darmstadtzur Erlangung der Wu¨rde einesDoktor-Ingenieurs (Dr.-Ing.)genehmigte DissertationvonChristian Debes, M.Sc.geboren am 27.02.1981 in Groß-GerauReferent: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Abdelhak M. ZoubirKorreferent: Prof. Dr. Moeness G. AminTag der Einreichung: 25.05.2010Tag der mu¨ndlichen Pru¨fung: 20.08.2010D 17Darmstadt, 2010IAcknowledgmentsI wish to thank all people who have helped and inspired me during my doctoral study.I especially want to thank Prof. Dr.-Ing. Abdelhak Zoubir for his supervision. It istruly a pleasure being supervised by an outstanding researcher who shows such a highdegree of enthusiasm and motivation. Prof. Zoubir provided me with an inspiring mixoffreedom in research and guidance which made my time as a PhD student a pleasure.I wish to thank Prof. Dr. Moeness Amin for his supervision, guidance and excep-tional hospitality when visiting Villanova University. I benefitted greatly from ourinteractions, and I am delighted to have such a renowned researcher as my co-advisor.I also want to thank Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Hartkopf, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Jakoby andProf. Dr.-Ing. RalfSteinmetzwhoactedaschairandexaminersinthePhDcommittee.My thanks go to my colleagues at the Signal Processing Group at TU Darmstadt. Iwas, and still am, very happy to work in such a convivial environment.