Three-dimensional FDTD model to study the elastic-wave interaction with buried land mines

Author

Schroder, Christoph T. ; Scott, Waymond R., Jr.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

26

Abstract

A three-dimensional finite-difference model for elastic waves in the ground has been developed and implemented. The model is used to investigate the interaction of elastic waves with buried land mines. When elastic waves interact with a buried mine, a strong resonance occurs at the mine location. The resonance can be used to enhance the mine´s signature and to distinguish the mine from clutter. Results are presented for a single mine buried in the ground. The predictions of the numerical model are in fairly good agreement with experimental results

Keywords

buried object detection; elastic waves; finite difference time-domain analysis; buried land mine; clutter; elastic wave interaction; numerical simulation; resonance; three-dimensional FDTD model; Elastodynamics; Equations; Finite difference methods; Landmine detection; Numerical models; Resonance; Space exploration; Surface waves; Tensile stress; Time domain analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6359-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2000.860409

Filename

860409