Mine detector and inspection apparatus
First Claim
1. A mine detector for detecting a mine buried in the ground, characterized by comprising:
- transmitting and receiving means for transmitting an electromagnetic wave toward the ground of a range intended to detect said land mine for scanning, and receiving a reflected wave thereof;
position detecting means for detecting the position of said transmitting and receiving means at a time said transmitting and receiving means receives said reflected wave;
an internal ground structure information generating means for generating information indicative of a three-dimensional structure in the ground based on a period of time from the transmission of said electromagnetic wave by said transmitting and receiving means to the reception of the reflected wave, a received level of said reflected wave, and a position detected by said position detecting means;
image information generating means for generating image information for display from information indicative of said three-dimensional structure generated by said internal ground structure information generating means; and
display means for displaying an image based on said image information generated by said image information generating means.
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Abstract
A mine detector is provided for detecting buried land mines safely and promptly. A sensor head (12) is connected to a detector body (1) through hinges (11-1 to 11-4) and arms (12-1 to 12-3). The sensor head (12) includes a transmitting and receiving means for emitting electromagnetic impulses to the ground within a range of detection of land mines. When the transmitting and receiving means receives electromagnetic waves reflected from a land mine, information on the three-dimensional structure of the land mine buried under the ground is generated on the basis of the time of arrival of the reflected wave, the level of the reflected wave and the x and y coordinates of the transmitting and receiving means, and the information is displayed on a display (1). The detector is also applicable to the inspection of steel rods and bars for concrete reinforcement.
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39 Claims
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1. A mine detector for detecting a mine buried in the ground, characterized by comprising:
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transmitting and receiving means for transmitting an electromagnetic wave toward the ground of a range intended to detect said land mine for scanning, and receiving a reflected wave thereof;
position detecting means for detecting the position of said transmitting and receiving means at a time said transmitting and receiving means receives said reflected wave;
an internal ground structure information generating means for generating information indicative of a three-dimensional structure in the ground based on a period of time from the transmission of said electromagnetic wave by said transmitting and receiving means to the reception of the reflected wave, a received level of said reflected wave, and a position detected by said position detecting means;
image information generating means for generating image information for display from information indicative of said three-dimensional structure generated by said internal ground structure information generating means; and
display means for displaying an image based on said image information generated by said image information generating means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mine detector for detecting a land mine buried in the ground, characterized by comprising:
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transmitting and receiving means for transmitting an electromagnetic wave toward the ground of a range intended to detect said land mine for scanning, and receiving a reflected wave thereof;
position detecting means for detecting the position of said transmitting and receiving means at a time said transmitting and receiving means receives said reflected wave;
an internal ground structure information generating means for generating information indicative of a three-dimensional structure in the ground based on a period of time from the transmission of said electromagnetic wave by said transmitting and receiving means to the reception of the reflected wave, a received level of said reflected wave, and a position detected by said position detecting means;
calibration means for calibrating the value of a dielectric coefficient of the ground which is a parameter for use in said internal ground structure information generating means;
image information generating means for generating image information for display from information indicative of said three-dimensional structure generated by said internal ground structure information generating means; and
display means for displaying an image based on said image information generated by said image information generating means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An inspection apparatus characterized by comprising:
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transmitting and receiving means for transmitting an electromagnetic wave to an object under inspection in a range in which said object under inspection is scanned, and receiving a reflected wave thereof;
a position detecting means for detecting a position at which said transmitting and receiving means receives said reflected wave;
processing means for processing a signal indicative of a three-dimensional structure inside of said object under inspection based on a period of time from the transmission of said electromagnetic wave by said transmitting and receiving means to the reception of the reflected wave, a received level of said reflected wave, and a position detected by said position detecting means;
calibration means for calibrating said processing by said processing means;
generating means for generating an image signal from said signal indicative of the three-dimensional structure processed by said processing means; and
display means for displaying an image based on said image signal generated by said generating means. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An inspection apparatus characterized by comprising:
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transmitting and receiving means for transmitting an electromagnetic wave to an object under inspection in a range in which said object under inspection is scanned, and receiving a reflected wave thereof;
inspecting means for inspecting the interior of said object under inspection from an output of said transmitting and receiving means;
generating means constructed integrally with said transmitting and receiving means for generating at least three light beams;
light receiving means for receiving said three light beams and outputting signals corresponding to positions at which said light beams are received; and
position detecting means for detecting a position of said transmitting and receiving means from an output of said light receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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