Title :
External calibration of GPR antenna accommodated on a rover
Author :
Benedix, Wolf-Stefan ; Plettemeier, Dirk ; Wolf, Klaus ; Ciarletti, Valerie ; Hamran, Svein-Erik ; Corbel, Charlotte
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Technol., Commun. Lab., Dresden, Germany
Abstract :
This paper describes an external calibration of an antenna system that is used for rover based GPR-Systems. The used antenna system consists of two identical crossed double Vivaldi structures. After the description of the radar system, the electrical properties of the antenna system are characterized. The influence of the rover chassis is shown with the help of some simulated footprints. After explanation of the calibration in detail, it is applied to outdoor measurements.
Keywords :
Antenna measurements; Calibration; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Ground penetrating radar; Polarization; Radar antennas; Receiving antennas; Spatial resolution; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona, Spain
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6431-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-84-7653-472-4
