A Three-Dimensional Ray Tracing Simulation of a Synthetic Aperture Ground Penetrating Radar System

Abstract

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a useful tool for imaging the area below the Earth's surface. GPR works on the same principle as traditional radar, evaluating the electromagnetic returns reflected from an object or scene of interest to determine characteristics of the object that reflected the signal. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is a technique which combines radar returns of a given scene collected at several positions. By compiling the information contained in the returns, an image of a scene can be generated. Combining these two concepts allows us to create an image of an underground scene.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA407230

Entities

People

  • James W. Jeter Iii

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Dielectric Properties
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Properties
  • Electromagnetism
  • Ground Penetrating Radar
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Radar
  • Refractive Index
  • Signal Processing
  • Simulators
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.