Ground Adaptive Manipulation of Sensor Head for Mine Detection System

Accession number;05A0960563
Title;Ground Adaptive Manipulation of Sensor Head for Mine Detection System
Author; KANEHAMA MITSUHIKO (Tohoku Univ.) YABUSHITA HIDENORI (Tohoku Univ.) HIRATA YASUHISA (Tohoku Univ.) HIRATA YASUHISA (Jst-presto) KOSUGE KAZUHIRO (Tohoku Univ.)
Journal Title;Nippon Kikai Gakkai Robotikusu, Mekatoronikusu Koenkai Koen Ronbunshu (CD-ROM)
Journal Code:L0318B
ISSN:
VOL.2005;NO.;PAGE.1P1-N-025(2005)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.4, REF.3
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;In this article, we propose a ground adaptive manipulation of a ground penetrating radar(GPR) for landmine detection. The a laser range finder attached to a landmine detection robot is used to measure a ground surface, and then, the GPR sensor head scans the ground so that the sensor head moves along the surface of the terrain with a constant distance between the sensor head and the ground. By scanning the terrain adaptively, the underground image will be improved, because the ground reflection is kept as a constant. Finally the experimental results using a dummy landmine, which has the same relative permittivity as a real landmine, will illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed system. (author abst.)