Ultrawideband FMCW radar for detection of antipersonnel mines buried at shallow depth

Gary Koh

doi:10.1117/12.396181

22 August 2000 Ultrawideband FMCW radar for detection of antipersonnel mines buried at shallow depth

Gary Koh

Proceedings Volume 4038, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets V; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.396181
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

An ultra-wideband frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar was used to detect plastic anti-personnel (AP) mines. The study was conducted sign AP mines that were flush buried in a test bed prepared form crushed gravel. The ultra- wideband radar resolved the signals reflected from the top and bottom surfaces of the AP mines. It was not possible to detect these mines using the surface reflection as a detection threshold because of the high ground clutter. However, the ability to detect these mines improved greatly when the sub-surface reflections were used as a detection threshold. The study demonstrated that an ultra-wideband FMCW radar can be used to reject the ground clutter and to detect the AP mines buried at shallow depth.

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Gary Koh "Ultrawideband FMCW radar for detection of antipersonnel mines buried at shallow depth", Proc. SPIE 4038, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets V, (22 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.396181

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