Analysis and Validation of a Hybrid Forward-Looking Down-Looking Ground Penetrating Radar Architecture

Remote Sensing

FernandoLas-Heras Andrés¹  YuriÁlvarez López¹  María García-Fernández¹  Guillermo Álvarez-Narciandi¹ 

[1]Area of Signal Theory and Communications, University of Oviedo, 33003 Oviedo, Spain

关键词: Ground Penetrating Radar;    Synthetic Aperture Radar;    imaging;    landmine;    Improvised Explosive Device;    radar;   

DOI  :  10.3390/rs13061206

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) has proved to be a successful technique for the detection of landmines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) buried in the ground. In the last years, novel architectures for safe and fast detection, such as those based on GPR systems onboard Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), have been proposed. Furthermore, improvements in GPR hardware and signal processing techniques have resulted in a more efficient detection. This contribution presents an experimental validation of a hybrid Forward-Looking–Down-Looking GPR architecture. The main goal of this architecture is to combine advantages of both GPR architectures: reduction of clutter coming from the ground surface in the case of Forward-Looking GPR (FLGPR), and greater dynamic range in the case of Down-Looking GPR (DLGPR). Compact radar modules working in the lower SHF frequency band have been used for the validation of the hybrid architecture, which involved realistic targets.

【 授权许可】

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