Design of Tapered-Slot Antenna Arrays for Landmine Detection
Conference: EuCAP 2009 - 3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
03/23/2009 - 03/27/2009 at Berlin, Germany
Proceedings: EuCAP 2009
Pages: 3Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Mikhnev, Valeri A.; Maksimovitch, Yelena S. (Institute of Applied Physics, Akademicheskaya str., 16, Minsk, Belarus)
Vainikainen, Pertti (SMARAD/Department of Radio Science and Engineering, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 3000, 02015 TKK, Espoo, Finland)
Abstract:
Two compact ultra-wideband antenna arrays built of tapered-slot antennas and intended for landmine surveys are described. In one array, the antennas are arranged in two parallel lines differing by the antenna polarizations. Polarimetric data collected by the array are important for the detection of lengthy objects buried in the ground. The antennas in the second array form a zigzag line with reduced spacing between adjacent transmitting/receiving antenna pairs. Such a dense array is useful to detect small buried targets like landmines. Some experimental examples for the both arrays are presented.