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Method and apparatus for acoustic detection of mines and other buried man-made objects

  • US 6,415,666 B1
  • Filed: 03/20/2000
  • Issued: 07/09/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for detecting compliant buried objects comprising:

  • signal generating means for generating an acoustic signal having first and second frequencies for vibrating a compliant buried object;

    RF signal generating means for generating an RF signal which is directed, separately from the acoustic signal, toward the vibrating buried object so that the vibrating buried object modulates the RF signal;

    receiving means for receiving the RF signal after the RF signal is modulated by the vibrating buried object; and

    processing means for processing the signal received by the receiving means.

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