GPR Pulse Propagation Topography

Authors

  • Veli E. Voipio Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, School of Electrical Engineering Aalto University, Espoo, P.O. Box 11000, FI-00076 AALTO, FINLAND

Keywords:

Antennas, FDTD, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), patch antenna, propagation, UWB

Abstract

In this article, I propose a new method for calculating and visualizing the pulse radiation within the depth range commonly used by Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). The text describes the method and illustrates the propagation with several examples. One conventional method is also applied for a quick comparison. The method can be used to optimize GPR antennas and transmit pulse shapes.

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Published

2021-07-16

How to Cite

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Veli E. Voipio, “GPR Pulse Propagation Topography”, ACES Journal, vol. 36, no. 05, pp. 596–602, Jul. 2021.

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