Using Ground Penetrating Radar To Extract Signals From Buried Objects
Using Ground Penetrating Radar To Extract Signals From Buried Objects
One of the established non-destructive techniques for subsurface deployment is through the use of ground
penetrating radar. An electromagnetic wave is transmitted into the ground; the target reflects the wave and
the reflections can be detected by an antenna placed above the ground. The electrical properties of the target
can be recovered from the receiver response. Most ground-penetrating radars (GPRs) employ the ultra-
wideband impulse radar technology. A single snapshot of the ground or an A-scan if properly used has the
potential of simplifying the use of GPR in many applications. But this would require the use of waveform signal
processing, which would include deconvolution algorithms, noise filtering and parameter estimation
techniques. In this paper the ground penetrating system is modified such that the effect of the ground bounce
and the antenna coupling is minimized. This is done through the use of two transmitter antennas instead of
one. The will totally reduce the antenna coupling effects, but the ground bounce is to some extent dependent
of the surface roughness of the ground. In this research the ground has been assumed to have a planar surface.
The effect of the dielectric constant of the ground on the system is also studied.