Theoretical investigation of high-resolution SAR for buried object detection

Kurzfassung

The research which is developed in the thesis was part of the the SAR system developed by the DLR in the scope of the TIRAMISU (Toolbox Implementation for Removal of Anti-personnel Mines), a project for the European Union. As an effort to develop efficient landmine detection, the German Aerospace Center has proposed through the use of synthetic aperture radar technology, a vehicle-mounted imaging-radar sensor for landmine detection. The goal is for this tool to work as a medium range detector of mines (5-15 meters) reducing a large area of suspected land to a reduced number of places so to have a close-in look. The thesis consisted of the study of real problematic phenomena through the use of a virtual simulator, in which ground refraction, depth estimation and clutter were studied.