Mr. Kenneth I. Ranney Profile

Kenneth I. Ranney

Electronics Engineer at DEVCOM Army Research Lab

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author | Editor

Publications (67)

Proceedings Article | 14 June 2023 Poster + Paper

Extraction of ground clutter return interference from downward-looking UWB radar signal via low-rank and sparse optimization

Lam Nguyen, Kenneth Ranney, Colin Kelly, Kyle Gallagher, Calvin Le, Kelly Sherbondy

Proceedings Volume 12535, 125350U (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2675755

KEYWORDS: Radar, Target detection, Synthetic aperture radar, Signal filtering, Radar signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 27 May 2022 Presentation + Paper

An application of the delay line differentiator for pulse characterization

Kenneth Ranney, Prosper Adangwa, William Diehl, Marius Necsoiu

Proceedings Volume 12108, 121080X (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633837

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Error analysis, Signal detection, Frequency modulation, Modulation, Statistical analysis, Receivers, Phase shift keying, Interference (communication)

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SPIE Journal Paper | 16 February 2022 Open Access

Magnitude-based pulse width estimation via efficient edge detection

Kenneth Ranney, Kwok Tom, Dannielle Tadas, Neal Tesny, Andre Magill, William Diehl

JARS, Vol. 16, Issue 01, 016509, (February 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JRS.16.016509

KEYWORDS: Edge detection, Signal to noise ratio, Error analysis, Statistical analysis, Signal processing, Electronic filtering, Sensors, Analytical research, MATLAB, Convolution

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2021 Presentation + Paper

An efficient pulse detector and pulse width estimator for waveform characterization

Kenneth Ranney, Kwok Tom, Dannielle Tadas, Neal Tesny, Andre Magill, William Diehl

Proceedings Volume 11742, 117421E (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2586969

KEYWORDS: Data processing, Warfare, Sensors, Radar, Computing systems

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2021 Presentation

Welcome and Introduction to SPIE Conference 11742

Kenneth Ranney, Ann Marie Raynal

Proceedings Volume 11742, 1174202 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2597659

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2021 Presentation

On programming a real-time radar application within a multi-function RF system

Andrew Pagan, Kenneth Ranney

Proceedings Volume 11742, 117420D (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2591105

KEYWORDS: Radar, Computer programming, Software engineering, Target detection, Eye

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2020 Paper

The NVESD templar radar: results from the initial data collection

Tuan Ton, David Wong, Kenneth Ranney, Stephen Freeman

Proceedings Volume 11408, 1140816 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2566084

KEYWORDS: Radar, Antennas, Imaging systems, Calibration, Target detection, Synthetic aperture radar, Land mines, Global Positioning System

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2019 Paper

Issues associated with radar applications on software defined radios

Kyle Gallagher, Abigail Hedden, Kenneth Ranney

Proceedings Volume 11003, 110031I (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2524676

KEYWORDS: Radar, Transmitters, Receivers, LabVIEW, Commercial off the shelf technology, High dynamic range imaging, Doppler effect, Photography, Fourier transforms, Data processing

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 2018 Paper

Examination of radar imagery from recent data collections using the spectrally agile frequency-incrementing reconfigurable (SAFIRE) radar system

Brian Phelan, Kenneth Ranney, Canh Ly, Philip Saponaro, Kelly Sherbondy, Ram Narayanan

Proceedings Volume 10633, 106330M (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2307302

KEYWORDS: Radar, Antennas, Calibration, Receivers, Land mines, Image filtering, Target detection, Polarization, Image processing, Polarimetry, Spectrum analysis

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 2018 Paper

Software-defined radios for the implementation of randomized arrays

Kyle Gallagher, Daniel Galanos, Abigail Hedden, Roger Cutitta, David McNamara, Stephen Freeman, Charles Dietlein, Ben Kirk, Ram Narayanan, Kenneth Ranney

Proceedings Volume 10633, 106330X (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2306181

KEYWORDS: Radar, Target detection, Antennas, Global Positioning System, Signal generators, Reflectors, Signal processing, Clocks, Field programmable gate arrays, Transmitters

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 2018 Paper

Software-defined radar: recent experiments and results

Kenneth Ranney, Kyle Gallagher, Daniel Galanos, Abigail Hedden, Roger Cutitta, Stephen Freeman, Charles Dietlein, Ben Kirk, Ram Narayanan

Proceedings Volume 10633, 106331E (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2322850

KEYWORDS: Radar, Filtering (signal processing), Target detection, Signal processing, Doppler effect, Electronic filtering, Transmitters, Receivers, Field programmable gate arrays

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Proceedings Article | 25 May 2017 Presentation + Paper

Recent non-linear radar research at the Army Research Laboratory

Kyle Gallagher, Gregory Mazzaro, Anthony Martone, Kelly Sherbondy, Ram Narayanan

Proceedings Volume 10188, 101881B (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2266266

KEYWORDS: Radar, Synthetic aperture radar, Antennas, Fourier transforms, Receivers, Target detection, Metals, Switching, Reflectors, Switches

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2017 Presentation + Paper

System upgrades and performance evaluation of the spectrally agile, frequency incrementing reconfigurable (SAFIRE) radar system

Brian Phelan, Kenneth Ranney, Marc Ressler, John Clark, Kelly Sherbondy, Getachew Kirose, Arthur Harrison, Daniel Galanos, Philip Saponaro, Wayne Treible, Ram Narayanan

Proceedings Volume 10188, 1018812 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2266217

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Infrared cameras, Cameras, Receivers, Transmitters, Switches, Infrared imaging, Augmented reality, Polarization, Radar

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2017 Paper

Initial processing and analysis of forward- and side-looking data from the Spectrally Agile Frequency-Incrementing Reconfigurable (SAFIRE) radar

Kenneth Ranney, Brian Phelan, Kelly Sherbondy, Getachew Kirose, Gregory Smith, John Clark, Arthur Harrison, Marc Ressler, Lam Nguyen, Ram Narayanan

Proceedings Volume 10188, 101881J (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2266270

KEYWORDS: Synthetic aperture radar, Radar imaging, Radar, Calibration, Image processing, Antennas, Signal processing, Global Positioning System, Polarization, Image acquisition, Data centers

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2017 Presentation + Paper

Linearizing an intermodulation radar transmitter by filtering switched tones

Gregory Mazzaro, Andrew Sherbondy, Kenneth Ranney, Kelly Sherbondy, Anthony Martone

Proceedings Volume 10188, 101881A (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2255047

KEYWORDS: Switching, Bandpass filters, Electronic filtering, Radar, Intermodulation, Target detection, Transmitters, Linear filtering, Distortion, Antennas, Amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2016 Paper

Trends in radar: a U.S. Army Research Laboratory perspective

Eric Adler, Charles Dietlein, Abigail Hedden, Anthony Martone, Gregory Mitchell, Amir Zaghloul, Kenneth Ranney, Traian Dogaru, Kyle Gallagher, Mark Govoni

Proceedings Volume 9829, 98290U (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2228478

KEYWORDS: Radar, Analytical research, Antennas, Environmental sensing, Target detection, Objectives, Sensors, Electromagnetism, Software development, Commercial off the shelf technology

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2016 Paper

Frequency notching effects on GPR imagery while operating in crowded spectrum scenarios

Brian Phelan, Marc Ressler, Kenneth Ranney, Gregory Smith, Kelly Sherbondy, Ram Narayanan

Proceedings Volume 9829, 982905 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2224483

KEYWORDS: Radar, Antennas, Navigation systems, Electromagnetic coupling, Receivers, Field programmable gate arrays, General packet radio service, Point spread functions, Target detection, Analytical research

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2016 Paper

Instantaneous stepped-frequency, non-linear radar part 2: experimental confirmation

Kenneth Ranney, Gregory Mazzaro, Kyle Gallagher, Anthony Martone, Kelly Sherbondy, Ram Narayanan

Proceedings Volume 9829, 98291P (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2228473

KEYWORDS: Radar, Intermodulation, Radar, Device simulation, Ranging, Connectors, Prototyping, Target detection, Fourier transforms, Antennas, Synthetic aperture radar

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2016 Paper

Fully polarimetric data from the ARL RailSAR

Kenneth Ranney, Getachew Kirose, Brian Phelan, Kelly Sherbondy

Proceedings Volume 9829, 98291R (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2228851

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Synthetic aperture radar, Radar, Metals, Target detection, Algorithm development, Detection and tracking algorithms, Explosives, Land mines, Analytical research

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