Acoustically/Vibrationally Enhanced High Frequency Electromagnetic Detector for Buried Landmines

Abstract

Technical report detailing the results of AKELA/Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) team investigations into exploitation of induced vibratory responses in buried targets using GPR. Results show significant improvement in SCR possible using these techniques. Range-Doppler filtering is presented along with enhanced SAR imagery in a laboratory setting demonstrating feasibility of GPR enhancement. Full wave simulations are used to bound performance expectations along with a detailed non-linear classification scheme based on cyclostationarity and dynamic mode analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2017
Accession Number
AD1058882

Entities

People

  • Adam Webb
  • Brian Thelan
  • David Boutte
  • Joseph Burns
  • Vincent Radzicki

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Algorithms
  • Computational Science
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Elastic Waves
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Frequency Response
  • Image Reconstruction
  • Information Operations
  • Land Mines
  • Measurement
  • Metal Plates
  • Radar
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Signal Processing
  • Simulations
  • Spectra
  • Target Discrimination
  • Time Domain
  • Vibration

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Radar Systems Engineering.