Ultra wide band synthetic aperture radar for the detection of mined areas

This article begins with a presentation of the concept of the ultra wide band (UWB) low frequency short pulse radar, its potential applications, advantages and limitations. To illustrate this, the article describes the work undertaken by the Centre Electronique de l´Armement (Defence Electronics Centre - CELAR) on the experimental UWB PULSAR radar for the detection of targets masked by vegetation and the measurement of clutter at low frequencies. Results of detection of mined areas are presented.