• DocumentCode
    826942
  • Title

    A Reconfigurative Approach for SF-GPR Prospecting

  • Author

    Persico, Raffaele ; Prisco, Giancarlo

  • Author_Institution
    Ist. per i Beni Archeologici e Monumentali (IBAM-CNR), Lecce
  • Volume
    56
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    2673
  • Lastpage
    2680
  • Abstract
    We study the impedance parameters and the energy transmitted and received by a couple of antennas working in a nonhomogeneous background. The focus is on stepped frequency ground penetrating radar (SF-GPR) prospecting. In particular, we propose a reconfiguration of the GPR system versus the frequency that accounts for the background scenario, and we show that the reconfiguration can improve the frequency behavior of the antennas significantly. Tests performed on two bow-tie antennas will be shown.
  • Keywords
    bow-tie antennas; ground penetrating radar; bow-tie antennas; impedance parameters; reconfigurative approach; stepped frequency ground penetrating radar prospecting; Circuits; Data processing; Frequency; Ground penetrating radar; Impedance; Performance evaluation; Receiving antennas; Soil; Testing; Transmitting antennas; Energy modulation; impedance matching; stepped frequency ground penetrating radar (SF-GPR);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.2008.927516
  • Filename
    4589130