Title :
A hybrid acoustic/electromagnetic technique for locating land mines
Author :
Scott, Waymond R., Jr. ; Schroede, Chistoph ; Martin, James S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
A hybrid technique is presented that simultaneously uses both electromagnetic and acoustic waves in a synergistic manner to detect buried land mines. The system consists of an electromagnetic radar and an acoustic source. The acoustic source causes both the mine and the surface of the earth to be displaced. The electromagnetic radar is used to detect these displacements and, thus, the mine. An experimental and numerical model for the system has been developed
Keywords :
acoustic applications; military systems; numerical analysis; radar imaging; safety; EM waves; acoustic source; acoustic waves; buried land mines; displacements; electromagnetic radar; hybrid acoustic/electromagnetic technique; land mines; numerical model; synergistic manner; Acoustic signal detection; Acoustic waves; Earth; Electromagnetic scattering; Ground penetrating radar; Landmine detection; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Surface acoustic waves; Vibration measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.702857
