Title :
ULTRA: Wideband Ground Penetrating Radar
Author :
Parrini, Filippo ; Fratini, Matteo ; Pieraccini, Massimiliano ; Atzeni, Carlo ; De Pasquale, G. ; Ruggiero, Piernicola ; Soldovieri, Francesco ; Brancaccio, Adriana
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., Florence Univ.
Abstract :
The frequency range employed in ground penetrating radar (GPR) systems is generally limited to 2 GHz because media loss increases dramatically at higher frequencies. Nevertheless, a series of applications exists in the Cultural Heritage field where the development of high frequency systems would significantly benefit, in terms of resolution, from an increased operating band. This article presents ULTRA, a wideband GPR (800 MHz-4000 MHz) system, using a CW-SF technique developed for this type of surveying
Keywords :
CW radar; geophysical signal processing; ground penetrating radar; radar resolution; ultra wideband radar; CW-SF technique; Cultural Heritage field; GPR; ULTRA; continuous wave-stepped frequency; ground penetrating radar system; high frequency system; resolution; Bandwidth; Cultural differences; Demodulation; Frequency conversion; Frequency synthesizers; Ground penetrating radar; Phase locked loops; Ultra wideband communication; Ultra wideband radar; Ultra wideband technology; CW-SF; GPR; Ground Penetrating Radar; I/Q; Ultra Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2006. EuRAD 2006. 3rd European
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-7-9
DOI :
10.1109/EURAD.2006.280304
