Title :
Optimal step frequency signal for a ground penetrating radar
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Queensland Univ., Brisbane, Qld., Australia
fDate :
1/4/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is shown that the performance of a ground penetrating radar with an ultra-wideband step frequency signal can be improved by transmitting a different energy for each carrier frequency. As a result the radar can use lower mean transmitting energy while retaining the same main parameters such as penetration depth and range resolution. The total gain in transmitted energy depends on the penetration depth and ground properties and can reach 10-30 dB for practical radars
Keywords :
radar applications; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; 10 to 30 dB; carrier frequency energy; ground penetrating radar; optimal step frequency signal; penetration depth; range resolution; ultra-wideband step frequency signal;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960001