1. Bistatic radar signature of buried landmines
- Author
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Hugh Griffiths, Alessio Balleri, and Federico Lombardi
- Subjects
Radar cross-section ,Computer science ,Bistatic GPR ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,02 engineering and technology ,Signature (logic) ,Demining ,Ground penetrating radar ,Bistatic radar ,Identification (information) ,Ground-penetrating radar ,Landmine detection ,Clutter ,Signature characterisation ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,021101 geological & geomatics engineering ,Remote sensing - Abstract
With the proliferation of low-intensity conflict, landmines have proven to be one of the weapons of choice for both government and guerrilla forces around the world. Recent improvements to mine technology pose increasingly significant problems for demining operations, requiring the constant upgrading of countermine technologies. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is one of the most exhaustively researched topics in the detection of buried mines as it can be used to detect non-metallic and plastic mines. However, identification and recognition are still unsolved problems, due to the scattering similarity between mines and clutter objects. This study provides an experimental evaluation of the improvements that a bistatic approach could yield and what can be gained from investigating the angular dependencies of the landmine radar signature.
- Published
- 2017