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Paper Abstract
A novel quasi-monostatic system operating in a side-scan synthetic aperture acoustic (SAA) imaging mode is presented. This research project's objectives are to explore the military utility of outdoor continuous sound imaging of roadside foliage and target detection. The acoustic imaging method has several military relevant advantages such as being immune to RF jamming, superior spatial resolution as compared to 0.8-2.4 GHz ground penetrating radar (GPR), capable of standoff side and forward-looking scanning, and relatively low cost, weight and size when compared to GPR technologies. The prototype system's broadband 2-17 kHz LFM chirp transceiver is mounted on a manned all-terrain vehicle. Targets are positioned within the acoustic main beam at slant ranges of two to seven meters and on surfaces such as dirt, grass, gravel and weathered asphalt and with an intervening metallic chain link fence. Acoustic image reconstructions and signature plots result in means for literal interpretation and quantifiable analyses.
Paper Details
Date Published: 15 May 2015
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 9454, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XX, 94540Y (15 May 2015); doi: 10.1117/12.2177457
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9454:
Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XX
Steven S. Bishop; Jason C. Isaacs, Editor(s)
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 9454, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XX, 94540Y (15 May 2015); doi: 10.1117/12.2177457
Show Author Affiliations
Robert H. Luke III, U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (United States)
Steven S. Bishop, U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (United States)
Aaron M. Chan, U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (United States)
Steven S. Bishop, U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (United States)
Aaron M. Chan, U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (United States)
Peter M. Gugino, U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (United States)
Thomas P. Donzelli, U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (United States)
Mehrdad Soumekh, Soumekh Consultant (United States)
Thomas P. Donzelli, U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (United States)
Mehrdad Soumekh, Soumekh Consultant (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9454:
Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XX
Steven S. Bishop; Jason C. Isaacs, Editor(s)
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