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Ultra-wide-band synthetic-aperture radar for mine-field detection

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Carin, L; Geng, N; McClure, M; Sichina, J; Nguyen, L
Published in: IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
February 1, 1999

A full-wave model is developed for electromagnetic scattering from buried and surface land mines (both conducting and plastic), taking rigorous account of the lossy, dispersive, and potentially layered properties of soil. The (polarimetric) theoretical results are confirmed via synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) measurements, performed using the US Army Research Laboratory's BoomSAR, with which fully polarimetric ultra-wide-band (50-1200 MHz) SAR imagery is produced. The SAR system is used to acquire a large database of imagery, including a significant distribution of naturally occurring clutter. Several techniques are used for mine detection with such data, including several detectors that are based on target features gleaned from the modeling, as well as a matched-filter-like detector that directly incorporates the target signatures themselves. In addition, the theoretical model is used to predict wave phenomenology in various environments (beyond the limited range of parameters that can be examined experimentally). Since the efficacy of radar-based subsurface sensing depends strongly on the soil properties, we perform a parametric study of the dependence of such on the target RCS, and on possible land-mine resonances.

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IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

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1045-9243

Publication Date

February 1, 1999

Volume

41

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1

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18 / 33

Related Subject Headings

  • Networking & Telecommunications
  • 4006 Communications engineering
  • 1005 Communications Technologies
  • 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
 

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Carin, L., Geng, N., McClure, M., Sichina, J., & Nguyen, L. (1999). Ultra-wide-band synthetic-aperture radar for mine-field detection. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 41(1), 18–33. https://doi.org/10.1109/74.755021
Carin, L., N. Geng, M. McClure, J. Sichina, and L. Nguyen. “Ultra-wide-band synthetic-aperture radar for mine-field detection.” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine 41, no. 1 (February 1, 1999): 18–33. https://doi.org/10.1109/74.755021.
Carin L, Geng N, McClure M, Sichina J, Nguyen L. Ultra-wide-band synthetic-aperture radar for mine-field detection. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine. 1999 Feb 1;41(1):18–33.
Carin, L., et al. “Ultra-wide-band synthetic-aperture radar for mine-field detection.” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, vol. 41, no. 1, Feb. 1999, pp. 18–33. Scopus, doi:10.1109/74.755021.
Carin L, Geng N, McClure M, Sichina J, Nguyen L. Ultra-wide-band synthetic-aperture radar for mine-field detection. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine. 1999 Feb 1;41(1):18–33.

Published In

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

DOI

ISSN

1045-9243

Publication Date

February 1, 1999

Volume

41

Issue

1

Start / End Page

18 / 33

Related Subject Headings

  • Networking & Telecommunications
  • 4006 Communications engineering
  • 1005 Communications Technologies
  • 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering