Title :
Discrimination between low metal content mine and non-mine-targets using polarimetric ultra-wide-band radar
Author :
Hellmann, Martin ; Cloude, Shane R.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Electromagn., Saint Andrews, UK
Abstract :
In this paper we show that wide band radar polarimetry can be used for discrimination between surface laid AP mine and non-mine targets. To do this we employ two types of coherent radar decomposition theorem applied to wide band chamber measurement data from the European Microwave Scattering Laboratory (EMSL). Our main conclusion is that radar polarimetry should be further investigated as an important way to secure low false alarm rate from radar sensors in stand off mine detection
Keywords :
buried object detection; geophysical techniques; military radar; military systems; radar detection; radar polarimetry; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; terrain mapping; buried object detection; coherent decomposition theorem; discrimination; geophysical technique; ground penetrating radar; low metal content; military system; mine; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; surface laid mine; terrain mapping; ultra-wide-band radar; Antenna measurements; Electrical capacitance tomography; Electromagnetic scattering; Polarization; Radar detection; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Symmetric matrices; Ultra wideband radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976763
