2017-11-27
Optimized UWB Signal to Shallow Buried Object Imaging
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 72, 7-10, 2018
Abstract
The removal of ground surface influence from ground penetrating radar (GPR) signals in shallowly-buried objects is of great importance. The ultra-wideband (UWB) radar is a solution which uses short pulse to distinguish ground surface from shallowly-buried objects. In this paper, a novel method optimizes bandwidth based on designing a Gaussian signal. Experimental results confirm the proposed method efficiency.
Citation
Ali Gharamohammadi, Yaser Norouzi, and Hassan Aghaeinia, "Optimized UWB Signal to Shallow Buried Object Imaging," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 72, 7-10, 2018.
doi:10.2528/PIERL17091506
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