Validation of a UAV-mounted GPR system for landmine and IED detection under operational conditions

M. Garcia-Fernandez, G. Alvarez-Narciandi, Y. Alvarez-Lopez, F. Las Heras

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Abstract

In this contribution, the performance of a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) system mounted on board an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to detect buried landmines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) is analyzed. Radar measurements are coherently combined using a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) algorithm complemented with several clutter mitigation techniques. As a result, 3D high-resolution radar images of the subsurface with enhanced signal-to-clutter-ratio are retrieved. Several prototypes and different GPR architectures have been extensively tested in realistic scenarios, where numerous metallic and non-metallic targets (landmines and IEDs) have been buried under different conditions (dry and wet fields, dirt roads, sloped terrains).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XXIII
PublisherSPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12116
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 May 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12116
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

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