Title :
GPR investigation on buried rocks in Martian subsoil for “WISDOM” project: Numerical and measurement set-up results
Author :
Valerio, G. ; Galli, A. ; Barone, P.M. ; Lauro, S.E. ; Mattei, E. ; Pettinelli, E.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Eng. Dept., Sapienza Univ. of Rome, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
In this work, the detection of buried rocks using a GPR system on a rover for Martian missions is investigated with both an experimental set-up and numerical simulations. The experimental set-up is made of a box filled with a host medium and buried basalts of different shapes and sizes. The numerical simulations, performed with a commercial software, are compared and validated with the measurement results, allowing for a greater flexibility of the analyzed environment and of the measurements devices.
Keywords :
Mars; airborne radar; buried object detection; ground penetrating radar; numerical analysis; GPR system; Martian subsoil; WISDOM project; buried basalts; buried rock detection; experimental set-up; measurements devices; numerical simulation; rover; Delay effects; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic scattering; Extraterrestrial measurements; Geologic measurements; Ground penetrating radar; Numerical simulation; Reflection; Shape measurement; Soil measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6431-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-84-7653-472-4
