Among all the applications proposed by sonar systems is underwater demining. Indeed, even if the problem is less exposed than the terrestrial equivalent, the presence of underwater mines in waters near the coast and particularly the harbours provoke accidents and victims in fishing and trade activities, even a long time after conflicts. As for terrestrial demining (Milisavljević et al., 2008), ...

The use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for the detection of buried mines is an area of current interest to the Mine CounterMeasures (MCM) community. AUVs offer the advantages of lower cost, stealth, reduced operator risk, and potentially improved coverage rates over more traditional mine hunters. However, AUVs also come with their own set of difficulties, including significant error i...

Abstract: We develop three-dimensional electromagnetic inverse scattering methods to reconstruct buried objects in layered media. The nonlinear inverse problem is solved iteratively via conjugate gradient approach; within each iteration, the problem is linearized by Born and Distorted Born approximations. The forward solution for layered media is provided by the stabilized biconjugate-gradient ...

-Detecting subsurface objects by using GroundPenetrating Radar (GPR) has received considerable interest in recent years. In order to interpret radar signals from buried objects, one must have the ability to model a large range of objects, grounds and radar antennas, theoretically or numerically, so that a real GPR system can be simulated. Many investigations have been done for modeling objects ...

ISSN 2277 – 503X | © 2013 Bonfring Abstract--Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a nondestructive technique used for the location of objects or interfaces buried beneath the earth’s surface or located within a visually opaque structure. This research work proposes techniques for buried object discrimination for the images generated by GPR by using GPR frequency-domain spectral features. The motiv...

A method is given for the shape, permittivity and conductivity reconstruction of lossy dielectric objects buried under rough surfaces using the Distorted Born Iterative Method (DBIM). The method is based on the refreshing of the Green’s function of the two-part space media with rough interface by updating the complex permittivity of the reconstruction domain at each iteration step. The scattere...

Assessing the condition of underground pipelines such as water lines, sewer pipes, and telecommunication conduits in an automated and reliable manner is vital to the safety and maintenance of buried public infrastructure. In order to fully automate the condition assessment of buried pipes, it is necessary to develop a robust defect analysis and interpretation system. This paper presents the dev...