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http://dx.doi.org/10.5573/ieie.2016.53.12.003

Ground Penetrating Radar System for Landmine Detection Using 48 Channel UWB Impulse Radar  

Kwon, Ji-Hoon (Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology Seoul National University)
Kwak, No-Jun (Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology Seoul National University)
Ha, Seoung-Jae (Department of Information and Communication Systems, Korea Polytechnics IV, Daejeon)
Han, Seung-Hoon (Hanwha Systems, Radar R&D center)
Yoon, Yeo-Sun (Hanwha Systems, Radar R&D center)
Yang, DongWon (Agency for Defense Development)
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Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers / v.53, no.12, 2016 , pp. 3-12 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper describes the development of the ground penetrating radar (GPR) system using UWB impulse radar with 48 Channel array. GPR is an effective alternative technology to resolve th disadvantages of metal detectors. Metal detectors have a very low detection probability of non-metallic landmine and high false alarm rates caused by metallic materials under the ground. In this paper, we use the mono-cycle pulse waveform with about 600 ps pulse width to obtain high resolution landmine microwave images. In order to analyze performances of this system, we utilize indoor test facility that made up of rough sandy loam which representative Korean soil. The mimic landmine models of metal/non-metal and anti-tank/anti-personnel landmines buried in DMZ (demilitarized zone) of Korea are used to analyze the detection depth and the shape of the mines using microwave image.
Keywords
Ground penetrating radar; UWB radar; Landmine detection;
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