• DocumentCode
    1197458
  • Title

    Numerical analysis of subsurface object discrimination systems

  • Author

    Araneo, R. ; Celozzi, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1219
  • Lastpage
    1222
  • Abstract
    A numerical study of the electromagnetic detection of buried metallic objects is presented. The numerical data are corroborated by comparisons with analytical results and an innovative configuration for discrimination is presented along with a sensitivity analysis on material and shape variations.
  • Keywords
    buried object detection; electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic wave scattering; finite difference time-domain analysis; loop antennas; sensitivity analysis; FDTD method; buried metallic objects; buried object detection; discrimination system configuration; electromagnetic detection; loop antennas; material variations; numerical study; scattered EM fields; sensitivity analysis; shape variations; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Buried object detection; Magnetic field measurement; Numerical analysis; Sensitivity analysis; Sensor arrays; Shape; Soil measurements; Transmitting antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.2003.810367
  • Filename
    1198438