Title :
Microstrip Antenna For Detecting Buried Land Mines
Author :
Zainud-Deen, S.H. ; Badr, M.E. ; Awadalla, K.H. ; Sharshar, H.A.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electron. Eng., Menoufia Univ.
Abstract :
Two patch array antennas have been proposed for detection of buried land mines using the mutual coupling effect. Mutual coupling among the edges of a patch or among the edges or nearby patches can influence the performance of microstrip antennas and arrays. The finite-difference time-domain method (FDTD) is used. The patch array antennas (sensor) have been simulated to detect various types of targets (nylon plate, stycast plate, and metal plate targets) in different types of soil properties
Keywords :
electromagnetic coupling; finite difference time-domain analysis; ground penetrating radar; landmine detection; microstrip antenna arrays; military radar; soil; target tracking; FDTD; buried land mine detection; finite-difference time-domain method; microstrip antenna; microstrip array; mutual coupling effect; patch array antenna; soil property; target detect; Dipole antennas; Finite difference methods; Landmine detection; Maxwell equations; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Mutual coupling; Radar detection; Sensor arrays; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Science Conference, 2006. NRSC 2006. Proceedings of the Twenty Third National
Conference_Location :
Menoufiya
Print_ISBN :
977-5031-84-2
Electronic_ISBN :
977-5031-84-2
DOI :
10.1109/NRSC.2006.386322
