Seeing through dust and water vapor: Millimeter wave radar sensors for mining applications

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 527-557

  Brooker, Graham ^a   Hennessey, Ross ^a   Lobsey, Craig ^a   Bishop, Mark ^a   Widzyk Capehart, Eleonora ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY MODULATION; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MINING; RADAR SYSTEMS; VISUALIZATION;

FREQUENCY MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVE; MILLIMETER WAVE RADAR SENSOR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE PROFILING;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 34547890357     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20166     Document Type: Article

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