Lecturer: Salvatore Caorsi  

Course name: Inverse scattering techniques and diagnostic
Course code: 505001
Degree course: Electronic Engineering
Disciplinary field of science: ING-INF/02
L'insegnamento è caratterizzante per: Electronic Engineering
University credits: ECTS 6
Course website: n.d.

Specific course objectives

The aim is to deep the knowledge of electromagnetic theory and application contents of remote sensing and diagnostic. The student will achieve the capability to analyze and formulate any remote sensing and diagnostic problems in terms of electromagnetic models and to choose suitable solution techniques.

Course programme

The electromagnetic problem of remote sensing and diagnostic. Tensor analysis and Dyadic Tensor of Green. Direct Electromagnetic Scattering:equivalent electromagnetic sources; electromagnetic equivalent scattering problems; electromagnetic scattering by natural surfaces (rural and urban areas, ground and see, etc etc) Inverse Electromagnetic Scattering:deterministic exact formulation; uniqueness problem; non radiant and non measurable sources; approximated solutions; probabilistic formulations; cost functions and minimization methods and algorithms (evolutional codes, genetic codes, artificial neural networks). Applications:electromagnetic imaging, non invasive dielectric reconstruction, non destructive test, detection and recognition of buried objects (underground pollution, mines, archeological sites); electromagnetic absorption in biological bodies (human head and cellular phones).

Course entry requirements

Basic principles and fundamental of electromagnetic field theory.

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 45
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0

Suggested reading materials

Material will be arranged by teacher.

Testing and exams

At the end of course there will be an oral examination.