Bistatic antenna configurations for air-launched ground penetrating radar

Daniel Orfeo; Yu Zhang; Dylan Burns; Jonathan S. Miller; Dryver R. Huston; Tian Xia

doi:10.1117/1.JRS.13.027501

23 April 2019 Bistatic antenna configurations for air-launched ground penetrating radar

Daniel Orfeo, Yu Zhang, Dylan Burns, Jonathan S. Miller, Dryver R. Huston, Tian Xia

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Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Vol. 13, Issue 2, 027501 (April 2019). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.13.027501

Abstract

Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is valuable for the detection of subsurface objects with little or no metal content, such as plastics, ceramics, and concrete piping. However, the effects of antenna configuration parameters, such as height and angle, are not well studied for all sensing applications. GPR simulations and laboratory GPR experiments are performed to evaluate the effects of antenna angle and height on the sensitivity of bistatic air-launched GPR, to search for buried nonmetallic objects. The results presented provide guidance for the development of air-launched GPR systems installed on unmanned aerial vehicles for in-flight subsurface scanning of buried targets.

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Daniel Orfeo, Yu Zhang, Dylan Burns, Jonathan S. Miller, Dryver R. Huston, and Tian Xia "Bistatic antenna configurations for air-launched ground penetrating radar," Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 13(2), 027501 (23 April 2019). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.13.027501

Received: 31 October 2018; Accepted: 28 March 2019; Published: 23 April 2019

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