Automatic classification of metallic targets using pattern recognition of GPR reflection: A study in the IAG-USP test site, Sao Paulo (Brazil)

Proceedings of the 13th Internarional Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, GPR 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Dos Santos, Vinicius R N ^a   Porsani, Jorge L ^a   Hirata, Nina S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; GPR; IAG USP test site; Metallic targets; Pattern recognition

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION; BRAZIL; COMPUTATIONAL EXPERIMENT; COMPUTING TIME; FIELD CONDITIONS; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; GPR; GPR REFLECTION; HIGH RESOLUTION; METAL TARGET; METALLIC TARGETS; MULTI LAYER PERCEPTRON; PATTERN RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES; SAO PAULO; SAO PAULO , BRAZIL; TEST SITE;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RADAR; REFLECTION; SOILS;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 77956507265     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICGPR.2010.5550227     Document Type: Conference Paper

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