Ground target stimulation using a moving microwave source

David Heberlein; Bohdan Balko; Ira Kohlberg; John Biddle; John Franklin

doi:10.1117/12.883303

23 May 2011 Ground target stimulation using a moving microwave source

David Heberlein, Bohdan Balko, Ira Kohlberg, John Biddle, John Franklin

Proceedings Volume 8017, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XVI; 80170G (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.883303
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2011, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

This effort is directed toward characterizing the response of a target-placed on or near the ground plane-to the radiation of a microwave source mounted on a moving vehicle. Because of the multipath problems inherent in measuring the electric field strength on or near the earth's surface, a theoretical model was constructed so that the effectiveness of the dynamic approach to actuating specific targets could be characterized. This process is repeated for a variety of microwave source speeds, vehicle-to-target-aspect ratios, and target positions on or above the ground plane. Given a horizontally polarized beam driven by a horn antenna, the electric field strengths were calculated at different vehicle-totarget- aspect ratios and at different heights on and above the ground plane for sand and clay soils. These values were then modeled in MATLAB to provide target stimulation for varied pulse chains. A model with independent pulse effects and a model based on the cumulative effect of pulses were evaluated.

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David Heberlein, Bohdan Balko, Ira Kohlberg, John Biddle, and John Franklin "Ground target stimulation using a moving microwave source", Proc. SPIE 8017, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XVI, 80170G (23 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.883303

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