Buried object detection in GPR images

Paglieroni, David W; Chambers, David H; Bond, Steven W; Beer, W. Reginald

Title: Buried object detection in GPR images

Patent · Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 EDT 2014

OSTI ID:1130050

Paglieroni, David W; Chambers, David H; Bond, Steven W; Beer, W. Reginald

A method and system for detecting the presence of subsurface objects within a medium is provided. In some embodiments, the imaging and detection system operates in a multistatic mode to collect radar return signals generated by an array of transceiver antenna pairs that is positioned across the surface and that travels down the surface. The imaging and detection system pre-processes the return signal to suppress certain undesirable effects. The imaging and detection system then generates synthetic aperture radar images from real aperture radar images generated from the pre-processed return signal. The imaging and detection system then post-processes the synthetic aperture radar images to improve detection of subsurface objects. The imaging and detection system identifies peaks in the energy levels of the post-processed image frame, which indicates the presence of a subsurface object.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Assignee:: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)

Patent Number(s):: 8,711,028

Application Number:: 13/219,456

OSTI ID:: 1130050

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2011 Aug 26

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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