Efficient Protocol to Use FMCW Radar and CNN to Distinguish Micro-Doppler Signatures of Multiple Drones and Birds

Classification of multiple drones and birds by comparing micro-Doppler (MD) signatures is a very difficult task because the MD signatures of multiple birds can contaminate the MD signature of drones, and because a single drone can yield a very similar MD signature to that of multiple drones. In this...

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Published in:IEEE access 2022, Vol.10, p.26033-26044
Main Authors: Yoon, Sewon, Kim, Soobum, Jung, Jooho, Cha, Sangbin, Baek, Youngseok, Koo, Bontae, Choi, Inoh, Park, Sanghong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerial drones
Artificial neural networks
Birds
Blades
Chirp
Classification
CNN
Continuous wave radar
Drones
Flapping wings
FMCW radar
micro-Doppler
Muscles
Protocols
Radar signatures
rotating blade model
Rotors
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Summary:Classification of multiple drones and birds by comparing micro-Doppler (MD) signatures is a very difficult task because the MD signatures of multiple birds can contaminate the MD signature of drones, and because a single drone can yield a very similar MD signature to that of multiple drones. In this paper, assuming a real observation scenario, we propose three protocols and analyze their accuracy in classification of multiple drones and birds by using the frequency modulated continuous wave radar and a convolutional neural network classifier. In simulations using models of rotating blades and of flapping wings, the method that uses training data that include combinations of drone and bird achieved an accuracy ~100% for the majority vote classification; this result demonstrates that ours is the most appropriate method to distinguish multiple drones from birds.
ISSN:2169-3536
2169-3536
DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3155776