Ground-Tracking for On And Off-Road Detection of Landmines With Ground Penetrating Radar

Abstract

Ground penetrating radar is a high-resolution electromagnetic technology that has demonstrated excellent potential for high probability of detection while keeping false alarm rate low for landmine detection in on-road tests. Off-road situations require more advanced methods for dealing with the most significant reflection in GPR data, the ground bounce. Performance enhancements achieved via ground-tracking are demonstrated in terms of receiver operating characteristic curves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA431641

Entities

People

  • Joseph N. Wilson
  • Paul D. Gader
  • Peter Gugino
  • Peter Howard
  • Richard Weaver
  • Steven Bishop
  • Wen-hsiung Lee

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Algorithms
  • Computations
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • False Alarms
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Ground Penetrating Radar
  • High Resolution
  • Land Mines
  • Probability
  • Radar
  • Reflection
  • Road Tests
  • Signal Processing
  • Three Dimensional
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.