Multi-channel landmine detection radar signal processing using blind deconvolution

Author

Daniels, David J. ; Allan, Robert

Author_Institution

Cobham Tech. Services, Leatherhead, UK

fYear

2009

fDate

Sept. 30 2009-Oct. 2 2009

Firstpage

97

Lastpage

100

Abstract

Landmine detection using multichannel radar poses many signal processing challenges, but the main issue lies with the variability of the propagation characteristics of the soil. These affect the spatial signature of the mine and require adaptive signal processing algorithms to optimise the performance. Investigation of various spatial deconvolution techniques has shown that blind deconvolution offers best image reconstruction compared with Wiener, Lucy and regular deconvolution. This paper describes the application of these processing techniques to multi-channel radar data.

Keywords

adaptive signal processing; deconvolution; electromagnetic wave propagation; ground penetrating radar; image reconstruction; landmine detection; radar imaging; soil; GPR; Lucy deconvolution; Wiener deconvolution; adaptive signal processing algorithm; blind deconvolution technique; image reconstruction; multichannel landmine detection; multichannel radar; propagation characteristics; radar signal processing; regular deconvolution; soil; spatial deconvolution technique; spatial signature; Adaptive signal processing; Deconvolution; Electromagnetic scattering; Ground penetrating radar; Landmine detection; Radar antennas; Radar scattering; Radar signal processing; Remotely operated vehicles; Signal processing algorithms;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 2009. EuRAD 2009. European

Conference_Location

Rome

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4747-3

Type

conf

Filename

5307197