Scattering analysis using fractional Fourier with applications in mine detection

This paper uses the fractional Fourier transform to identify dispersive scatterers in a GPR signature. The motive is that certain dispersive scatterers that uniquely define an object can be better localized in the fractional Fourier spectrum. These scattering features that are extracted via the fraction Fourier transform are then presented to a nonparametric landmine detection scheme. The motive is to detect landmines based on specific scattering mechanisms thus avoiding the use of the significant ground return as a primary feature