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Multipath analyses of moving targets in enclosed structures using Doppler radars Pawan Setlur*, Fauzia Ahmad, Graeme E. Smith, Moeness G. Amin Radar Imaging Laboratory, Ctr. for Adv. Comm., Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA-19085 ABSTRACT In through-the-wall radar and urban sensing applications, detection, localization, and classification of targets are highly desirable. The presence of the targets inside buildings, and in close proximity of walls, floors, and ceilings, leads to a rich multipath environment. Multipaths can introduce false targets, thereby degrading target detection, localization, and classification performances. A multipath model based on the principles of ray tracing is advocated in this paper. We consider a diffused target moving in an enclosed urban structure being observed by a stationary Doppler radar. The model is verified using both simulated and experimental data. Further, we address the inverse problem of identifying the true Doppler peak given the Doppler spectrum, and show that the solution exists under partial knowledge of the angles of arrival. Keywords: Multipath identification, through-the-wall radar, Doppler radar. 1. INTRODUCTION Through-the-wall (TTW) radar imaging and urban sensing address the desire to obtain the internal layout of a building along with traditional radar capabilities, namely detection, classification, and localization of both stationary and moving targets inside the building1-4. Recent literature on urban sensing and TTW radar has focused on detecting, locating, and classifying both moving and stationary targets, without any consideration for multipath. The presence of targets in close proximity of walls, floor, and/or ceiling can introdu