Mine field detection algorithm utilizing data from an ultrawideband wide-area surveillance radar

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3392, Issue , 1998, Pages 627-643

  Nguyen, Lam H ^a   Kappra, Karl A ^a   Wong, David C ^a   Kapoor, Ravinder ^a   Sichina, Jeffrey ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic target detection; Computational electromagnetics; Ground penetrating radar; Mine detection; Phenomenology; SAR; Ultra wideband radar

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; BROADBAND NETWORKS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; MINES; POLLUTION; RADAR IMAGING; REMEDIATION; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SURVEILLANCE RADAR; SYNTHETIC APERTURES; TARGET DRONES; TARGETS; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB); WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

AUTOMATIC TARGET DETECTION; COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS; GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR; MINE DETECTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; SAR; ULTRA-WIDEBAND RADAR;

TRACKING RADAR;

EID: 60849108670     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.324236     Document Type: Conference Paper

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