• DocumentCode
    2947841
  • Title

    Detecting underground objects by exploiting resonant scatterers with antiresonant antennas

  • Author

    Donohoe, J. Patrick ; Fairley, Josh R. ; Lynch, Larry N.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Mississippi State Univ., Starkville, MS, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    3-8 July 2011
  • Firstpage
    3249
  • Lastpage
    3252
  • Abstract
    When utilizing an antenna over ground as a near-field probe for detecting underground conducting objects, maximizing the variation in the antenna input impedance due to the buried object is the primary concern. Using the example of a horizontal dipole and a buried cylinder, significant variation in the dipole input impedance is obtained by carefully positioning the antiresonant dipole to excite the dominant cylinder resonance.
  • Keywords
    buried object detection; dipole antennas; antiresonant dipole antenna; resonant scatterers; underground conducting object detection; Antenna feeds; Buried object detection; Dipole antennas; Impedance; Resonant frequency; Soil; remote sensing; undergound object detection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Spokane, WA
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-9562-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2011.5997227
  • Filename
    5997227