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AIRBORNE SYSTEMS AND DETECTION METHODS LOCALISATION AND PRODUCTION OF IMAGES OF BURIED OBJECTS AND CHARACTERISATION OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE SUBSURFACE
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The systems comprise at least one aerial module with a radar unit that emits and/or captures radar signals, a positioning and guidance system with an accuracy equal to or less than 3 cm, and a ground station with a flight control system and a radar signal processing unit, where radar signal processing algorithms are applied. <p> The invention also comprises a method for the detection, localization and obtaining of images of buried objects and a method for the characterization of the composition of the subsoil. <p> Applicable in sectors that require the detection of buried objects, as for example in civil applications (detection of antipersonnel mines), pipeline inspection or Archaeology.
- Drones are used to detect buried objects through innovative techniques in the field of signal processing. <br> - Great speed and exploratory extension, as the use of drones allows to explore large areas quickly even in difficult terrain.<br> - Simultaneous characterization of subsurface composition and buried elements detection. Providing a clear picture of both thanks to a SAR processing algorithm combined with an algorithm for eliminating clutter and an algorithm for correcting the focus of the radar image due to possible fluctuations of the drone.<br> - It emits and/or captures radar signals at different positions in order to obtain 3D subsurface images with cm-level resolution.<br> - The method for characterizing the subsurface composition works with any GPR system not requiring recalibration (the processing algorithm is system-independent).<br> - Simple and fast implementation method not requiring high investment for development. <br>