Airborne systems and detection methods localization and production of images of buried objects and characterization of the composition of the subsurface
US10895636B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/9076
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Airborne systems and methods for the detection, location and obtaining of images of buried objects and for the characterization of the composition of the subsoil. The systems comprise at least one aerial module with a radar unit that emits and/or captures radar signals and a positioning and guidance system with an accuracy equal to or less than 3 cm, and a ground station with a flight control system and a radar signal processing unit where radar signal processing algorithms are applied. The invention also comprises a method for the detection, localization and obtaining of images of buried objects and a method for the characterization of the composition of the subsoil. Applicable in sectors where it is necessary to perform the detection of buried objects, as for example in civil applications (detection of antipersonnel mines), pipeline inspection or in archaeology.
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