Security & Future
Vol. 4 (2020), Issue 1, pg(s) 43-46

TECHNICAL FACILITIES FOR ENSURING SECURITY

Potential of using holographic subsurface radars for mine detection

  • 1 Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia
  • 2 Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Metal Science, Equipment and Technologies with Hydro-and Aerodynamics Center “Acad. A. Balevski”

Abstract

The use of holographic subsurface radars is a relatively new technology that enables the detection and recognition of non-metallic objects beneath the ground, including plastic explosives and mines with small or absent metal parts. The Moscow State Technical University (MGTU) “N.E. Bauman” has developed subsurface radars capable of registering such objects and determining their type using holographic methods for information processing. This article discusses the features and principles of operation of holographic subsurface radars. The capabilities of the radar holographic systems of the „Raskan“ family developed by the MGTU are presented with a view to their use in the research activities within a joint scientific project carried out by the MGTU and IMSETHAC “Acad. A. Balevski”- BAS. The main results achieved by MGTU in using Raskan for mine detection and recognition are summarized and analyzed

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