Kernel PCA feature extraction and the SVM classification algorithm for multiple-status, through-wall, human being detection

Abstract Ultra-wideband (UWB) radar with strong anti-jamming performance and high-range resolution can be used to separate multiple human targets in a complex environment. In recent years, through-wall human being detection with UWB radar has become relatively sophisticated. In this paper, the method of kernel principal component analysis (KPCA) feature extraction and the support vector machine (SVM) classification algorithm are applied to identify and classify the multiple statuses of through-wall human being detection. This method makes full use of the KPCA of powerful, nonlinear feature extraction and SVMs, which can solve the problem of multiple-status detection and nonlinear pattern recognition. The experimental data that come from KPCA feature extraction are used as input to the SVM classification algorithm, some of which are used to train the model and the others to test the model. Experimental results showed that KPCA feature extraction and the SVM classification algorithm effectively distinguished four statuses of through-wall human being detection and achieved the desired results