Journal of Radio Electronics. eISSN 1684-1719. 2026. ¹5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2026.5.3
SIMULATION OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES OF OBJECTS
DURING RADAR PROBING OF SOLID ENVIRONMENT
K.Yu. Gavrilov 1, I.V. Kamenskiy 1, M.D. Monakhov 1,
A.A. Dubovskii 1, E.V. Rudenko 1, D.K. Balakhnina 1, 2
1 Moscow aviation institute (national research university)
125993, Russia, Moscow, Volokolamskoe shosse, dom 4
2 Scientific and Production Association “Almaz” named after Academician A.A. Raspletin
125190, Russia, Moscow, Leningradskij prospekt, dom 80, korpus 16
The paper was received April 15, 2026.
Abstract. A technique for simulation of radar images in subsurface probing of solid environment has been developed, taking into account the properties of environment heterogeneity and the presence of interference reflections superimposed on useful signals. The developed technique is described, which includes simulation of three types of signals: reflections from objects of interest; reflections from extended areas of inhomogeneities of the environment; interference signals corresponding to reflections from small elements of the environment, considered as point reflectors. When simulations of environment inhomogeneities are carried out, a model of a random autoregressive process is used, followed by low-pass filtering and a contrast change procedure. For each of the three types of signals, the simulation procedure is described and examples of radar images are presented when varying various parameters of the models. The results obtained make it possible to simulate subsurface objects of various classes close to real radar images, which can be used to train neural network and other algorithms for detecting and recognizing objects in images, as well as to evaluate the probabilistic characteristics of such algorithms.
Keywords: subsurface radar, probing of solid environment, two-dimensional radar image, video pulse signal, random process such as autoregression, image filtering.
Corresponding author: Monakhov Maksim Dmitrievich, maksimusmaks1998@gmail.com
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Gavrilov K.Yu., Kamenskiy I.V., Monakhov M.D., Dubovskii A.A., Rudenko E.V., Balakhnina D.K. Simulation of two-dimensional images of objects during radar probing of solid environment // Journal of Radio Electronics. – 2026. – ¹ 5. https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2026.5.3 (In Russian)