LOCATING BURIED BODIES USING SAR TOMOGRAPHY

Author(s)

Ore, Gian ; Freitas, Eduardo ; Wimmer, Christian ; Hernandez-Figueroa, Hugo E. ; De Vicente, Karin K. ; Machado, Joao

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: IGARSS 2024-2024 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM, IGARSS 2024; v. N/A, p. 3-pg., 2024-01-01.

Abstract

The Synthetic Aperture Radar operating in P-band and performing a helical flight pattern promises to be a potential tool for underground tomography, featuring high resolution and penetration. Based on the success of detecting ant nests beneath the industrial forest, a new experiment was carried out to detect buried bodies. Two sets of flights were performed and validated. Six bodies buried 0.5 m to 1.5 m deep, containing the remains of cow and pork, were located with a detection rate of 100% and a false alarm rate of 0%. Also, the ability to detect change across two sets of flights was verified by locating a bucket filled up with a large tarpaulin piece in the first set of flights. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 22/13498-6 - Attribute extraction by drone-borne radar and camera for monitoring power generators, transmission lines and distribution centers
• Grantee: Gian Carlos Oré Huacles
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 21/06506-0 - Strongly resonant all-dielectric metasurfaces based on quasi-dark and toroidal modes
• Grantee: Hugo Enrique Hernández Figueroa
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 21/11380-5 - CPTEn - São Paulo Center for the Study of Energy Transition
• Grantee: Luiz Carlos Pereira da Silva
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Science Centers for Development
• FAPESP's process: 21/00199-8 - SMART NEtworks and ServiceS for 2030 (SMARTNESS)
• Grantee: Christian Rodolfo Esteve Rothenberg
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Centers in Engineering Program