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12 April 2021 Wire detection by GPR using the Hough transform
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Abstract
This paper investigates the use of the Hough Transform (HT) for the detection of surface wires that are attached to explosives. Wires, when laid, have a linear structure in which HT can be a promising technique to extract the features and detect the wires. We use a step-frequency ground penetrating radar with a co-pole configuration mounted on an air-borne platform to collect the data for the research study. After beamforming for constructing the data image, projecting onto the surface plane and obtaining the edges, HT is applied to extract features for the detection of wire in the projected image. The features for wire detection include orientation, strength and relative strength that correspond to the tilt angle, the length and the confidence of a wire. Experimental results using the data collected from an indoor facility containing several kinds of wires show the effectiveness of HT for wire detection.
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Jackson Moeller, Brendan Young, Dominic K. C. Ho, and Derek Anderson "Wire detection by GPR using the Hough transform", Proc. SPIE 11750, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XXVI, 1175005 (12 April 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2585854
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KEYWORDS
Hough transforms

General packet radio service

Explosives

Ground penetrating radar

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