Advanced classification of buried UXO using a broadband, fully polarimetric ground penetrating radar

Author

Chen, Chi-Chih ; Higgins, Matthew B. ; Neill, Kevin O´

Author_Institution

ElectroScience Lab., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

1569

Abstract

A broadband, fully polarimetric ground penetrating radar (GPR) system has been applied for classification of buried unexploded ordnance (UXO) for the past few years. It utilizes both late-time and early-time signatures extracted from GPR data collected with multiple antenna positions and multiple scan orientations. Various field measurements were conducted from 1999 to 2001 at UXO sites that have quite different environmental conditions. Lessons learned from these tests have led to significant system improvements.

Keywords

ground penetrating radar; landmine detection; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; terrain mapping; GPR; UXB; UXO; advanced classification; broadband radar; buried object detection; early-time signature; ground penetrating radar; land mine; landmine detection; late-time signature; multiple antenna positions; multiple scan orientations; radar detection; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; terrain mapping; unexploded bomb; unexploded ordnance; Antenna measurements; Azimuth; Dipole antennas; Ground penetrating radar; Laboratories; Magnetic field measurement; Polarization; Radar antennas; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7536-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1026183

Filename

1026183