Performance analysis of spectrally versatile forward-looking ground-penetrating radar for detection of concealed targets

Brian R. Phelan; Marc A. Ressler; Kenneth I. Ranney; Gregory D. Smith; Getachew A. Kirose; Kelly D. Sherbondy; Ram Mohan Narayanan

doi:10.1117/12.2176749

Performance analysis of spectrally versatile forward-looking ground-penetrating radar for detection of concealed targets

Brian R. Phelan, Marc A. Ressler, Kenneth I. Ranney, Gregory D. Smith, Getachew A. Kirose, Kelly D. Sherbondy, Ram Mohan Narayanan

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Abstract

Stepped-Frequency Radars (SFRs) have become increasingly popular with the advent of new technologies and increasingly congested RF spectrum. SFRs have inherently high dynamic range due to their small IF bandwidths, allowing for the detection of weak target returns in the presence of clutter. The Army Research Laboratory"™s (ARL) Partnership in Research Transition program has developed a preliminary SFR for imaging buried landmines and improvised explosive devices. The preliminary system utilizes two transmit antennas and four receive antennas and is meant to act as a transitional system to verify the system"™s design and imaging capabilities. The SFR operates between 300 MHz and 2000 MHz, and is capable of 1-MHz step-sizes. The SFR system will eventually utilize 16-receive channels and will be mounted on ARL"™s existing Forward-Looking Ground Penetrating Radar platform, as a replacement for the existing Synchronous Impulse REconstruction (SIRE) radar. An analysis of the preliminary SFRs radio frequency interference mitigation, spectral purity dynamic range, and maximum detectable range is presented here.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI
Editors	Armin Doerry, Chadwick Todd Hawley, G. Charmaine Gilbreath, Kenneth I. Ranney
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	9461
ISBN (Electronic)	9781628415773
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2176749
State	Published - Jan 1 2015
Event	Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI - Baltimore, United States Duration: Apr 20 2015 → Apr 23 2015

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Other	Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baltimore
Period	4/20/15 → 4/23/15

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Phelan, B. R., Ressler, M. A., Ranney, K. I., Smith, G. D., Kirose, G. A., Sherbondy, K. D., & Narayanan, R. M. (2015). Performance analysis of spectrally versatile forward-looking ground-penetrating radar for detection of concealed targets. In A. Doerry, C. T. Hawley, G. C. Gilbreath, & K. I. Ranney (Eds.), Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI (Vol. 9461). Article 94610J SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2176749

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Phelan, BR, Ressler, MA, Ranney, KI, Smith, GD, Kirose, GA, Sherbondy, KD & Narayanan, RM 2015, Performance analysis of spectrally versatile forward-looking ground-penetrating radar for detection of concealed targets. in A Doerry, CT Hawley, GC Gilbreath & KI Ranney (eds), Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI. vol. 9461, 94610J, SPIE, Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI, Baltimore, United States, 4/20/15. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2176749

Performance analysis of spectrally versatile forward-looking ground-penetrating radar for detection of concealed targets. / Phelan, Brian R.; Ressler, Marc A.; Ranney, Kenneth I. et al.
Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI. ed. / Armin Doerry; Chadwick Todd Hawley; G. Charmaine Gilbreath; Kenneth I. Ranney. Vol. 9461 SPIE, 2015. 94610J.

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Phelan BR, Ressler MA, Ranney KI, Smith GD, Kirose GA, Sherbondy KD et al. Performance analysis of spectrally versatile forward-looking ground-penetrating radar for detection of concealed targets. In Doerry A, Hawley CT, Gilbreath GC, Ranney KI, editors, Radar Sensor Technology XIX; and Active and Passive Signatures VI. Vol. 9461. SPIE. 2015. 94610J doi: 10.1117/12.2176749

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