Title :
Ultra-wideband ground-penetrating radar for the detection of buried metallic mines
Author :
Earp, S.L. ; Hughes, E.S. ; Elkins, T.J. ; Vickers, R.
Author_Institution :
Mitre Corp., McLean, VA, USA
Abstract :
The suitability of ultra-wideband ground-penetrating radar as a tool for the detection of buried, metallic mines is explored. The analysis centers around a 200-800 MHz, dual-polarized ground penetrating radar (GPR) designed and built by SRI International. The analysis consisted of fusing the images from the dual polarizations into a single image to enhance the target objects and suppress clutter. Results are shown for several variations of a Mahalanobis-based fusion technique, and “soft decision” minefield detection results based upon Monte Carlo statistical techniques are also presented. Although relatively few scenes were analyzed, these results show that the dual-polarized GPR is potentially very effective at finding buried mines and minefields
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; image enhancement; interference suppression; radar applications; radar clutter; radar detection; radar imaging; radar polarimetry; sensor fusion; statistical analysis; 200 to 800 MHz; Mahalanobis-based fusion technique; Monte Carlo statistical techniques; SRI International; UHF; VHF; buried metallic mine detection; clutter suppression; dual polarized ground penetrating radar; image enhancement; minefield detection; soft decision; ultrawideband ground penetrating radar; Clutter; Ground penetrating radar; Image analysis; Layout; Monte Carlo methods; Performance analysis; Polarization; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE National
Conference_Location :
Ann Arbor, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3145-1
DOI :
10.1109/NRC.1996.510648
