Development of a low cost SFCW ground penetrating radar

Author

Langman, Alan ; Dimaio, Simon P. ; Burns, Brian E. ; Inggs, Michael R.

Author_Institution

Radar Remote Sensing Group, Cape Town Univ., Rondebosch, South Africa

Volume

4

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

2020

Abstract

Due to their system complexity and high component cost, stepped frequency continuous wave radars have not been popular in the ground penetrating radar industry. However, over the last decade the cost of RF technologies has decreased considerably, making it more feasible to make SFCW GPRs. This paper discusses the implementation and development of a low cost SFCW GPR using digital radio technology, a homodyne single channel receiver and a digital signal processor. The radar operates over a bandwidth from 490 MHz to 780 MHz and is capable of taking a single depth profile measurement using 256 frequency steps in less than 0.5 seconds. The results of field trials are also presented

Keywords

CW radar; geophysical equipment; radar applications; radar equipment; remote sensing by radar; spread spectrum radar; terrestrial electricity; 490 to 780 MHz; CW radar; SFCW; UHF radar; apparatus; buried object detection; depth profile; digital signal processor; geology; geophysical measurement technique; ground penetrating radar; homodyne single channel receiver; radar equipment; radar remote sensing; stepped frequency continuous wave radar; Costs; Digital communication; Digital signal processing; Digital signal processors; Ground penetrating radar; Radar measurements; Radar remote sensing; Radio frequency; Receivers; Transceivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516875

Filename

516875