Almost real-time sampling for ground-penetrating radar impulses
First Claim
1. A ground-penetrating radar-based system, comprising:
- a transmitter configured to transmit a plurality of radar impulses;
a receiver configured to receive a signal comprising return waves responsive to the transmitted plurality of radar impulses, the return waves comprising a direct wave portion and a reflected wave portion; and
a processing unit configured to;
determine the direct wave portion,fit the direct wave portion to determine a relative time-shift of the reflected wave portion with respect to the direct wave portion,determine the reflected wave portion, determine one or more characteristics of the reflected wave portion based on the determined relative time-shift,compare the one or more characteristics against at least one known characteristic, anddetermine, based on the comparison, that a match exists between the one or more characteristics and the at least one known characteristic, andin response to the determination that the match exists, output a notification to an operator of the ground penetrating radar system to notify the operator of the match.
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Abstract
A ground-penetrating RADAR-based system can include a transmitter configured to transmit multiple RADAR impulses and a receiver configured to receive a signal comprising return waves generated responsive to the transmitted RADAR impulses. The signal can include a direct wave portion and a reflected wave portion. The system can also include a processing unit configured to analyze the return waves by determining the direct wave portion, fitting the direct wave portion to determine parametric information corresponding to the return waves, determining the reflected wave portion, determining characteristics of the reflected wave portion based on the parametric information, and comparing the determined characteristics against known characteristics.
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26 Claims
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1. A ground-penetrating radar-based system, comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit a plurality of radar impulses; a receiver configured to receive a signal comprising return waves responsive to the transmitted plurality of radar impulses, the return waves comprising a direct wave portion and a reflected wave portion; and a processing unit configured to; determine the direct wave portion, fit the direct wave portion to determine a relative time-shift of the reflected wave portion with respect to the direct wave portion, determine the reflected wave portion, determine one or more characteristics of the reflected wave portion based on the determined relative time-shift, compare the one or more characteristics against at least one known characteristic, and determine, based on the comparison, that a match exists between the one or more characteristics and the at least one known characteristic, and in response to the determination that the match exists, output a notification to an operator of the ground penetrating radar system to notify the operator of the match. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of analyzing radar waves, comprising:
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receiving a signal at a radar receiver, the signal comprising a plurality of return waves responsive to a plurality of radar impulses, each of the return waves comprising a direct wave portion and a reflected wave portion; and analyzing, by a processing unit connected to the radar receiver, the plurality of return waves, the analyzing comprising; identifying the direct wave portion of the return waves; determining a relative time-shift of the reflected wave portion with respect to the direct wave portion, the determining of the relative time-shift including fitting the direct wave portion; determining at least one characteristic of the reflected wave portion of the return waves based on the relative time-shift; comparing the determined at least one characteristic against a known characteristic; and determining, based on the comparison, that a match exists between the at least one characteristic and the known characteristic; and in response to determining that the match exists, outputting a notification to an operator to notify the operator of the match. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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