Fragment size detection within homogeneous material using Ground Penetrating Radar

Author

Benter, Allen ; Xu, Richard ; Moore, Wayne ; Antolovich, Michael ; Gao, Junbin

Author_Institution

Centre for Res. into Complex Syst., Charles Sturt Univ., Bathurst, NSW, Australia

fYear

2009

fDate

12-16 Oct. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) offers the ability to observe the internal structure of a pile of rocks. Large fragments within the pile may not be visible on the surface. Determining these large fragment sizes before collection can improve mine productivity. This research has examined the potential to identify objects where the background media and the object exhibit the same dielectric properties. Preliminary results are presented which show identification is possible using standard GPR equipment.

Keywords

dielectric properties; ground penetrating radar; background media; dielectric properties; fragment size detection; ground penetrating radar; homogeneous material; mine productivity; standard GPR equipment; Conducting materials; Dielectric materials; Electronic ballasts; Ground penetrating radar; Landmine detection; Ores; Productivity; Radar detection; Vehicle detection; Vehicles; Fragmentation sizing; Ground Penetrating Radar; dielectric properties;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference - Surveillance for a Safer World, 2009. RADAR. International

Conference_Location

Bordeaux

Print_ISBN

978-2-912328-55-7

Type

conf

Filename

5438449