first_pagesettingsOrder Article Reprints Open AccessReview An Overview on Down-Looking UAV-Based GPR Systems by Carlo Noviello 1,*ORCID,Gianluca Gennarelli 1,Giuseppe Esposito 1,2ORCID,Giovanni Ludeno 1ORCID,Giancarmine Fasano 2ORCID,Luigi Capozzoli 3ORCID,Francesco Soldovieri 1ORCID andIlaria Catapano 1ORCID 1 Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA), National Research Council (CNR), 80124 Napoli, Italy 2 Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Claudio 21, 80124 Napoli, Italy 3 Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis, National Research Council, C.da S. Loja-Zona Industriale, 85050 Potenza, Italy * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Remote Sens. 2022, 14(14), 3245; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14143245 Submission received: 10 June 2022 / Revised: 30 June 2022 / Accepted: 4 July 2022 / Published: 6 July 2022 (This article belongs to the Special Issue Microwave Imaging of Subsurface Objects in Applications for Engineering Technologies: Instruments and Methods) Downloadkeyboard_arrow_down Browse Figures Review Reports Versions Notes Abstract Radar imaging from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a dynamic research topic attracting huge interest due to its practical fallouts. In this context, this article provides a comprehensive review of the current state of the art and challenges related to UAV-based ground-penetrating radar (GPR) imaging systems. First, a description of the available prototypes is provided in terms of radar technology, UAV platforms, and navigation control devices. Afterward, the paper addresses the main issues affecting the performance of UAV-based GPR imaging systems. such as the control of the UAV platform during the flight to collect high-quality data, the necessity to provide accurate platform position information in terms of probing wavelength, and the mitigation of clutter and other electromagnetic disturbances. A description of the major applicative areas for UAV GPR systems is reported with the aim to show their potential. Furthermore, the main signal-processing approaches currently adopted are detailed and two experimental tests are also reported to prove the actual imaging capabilities. Finally, open challenges and future perspectives regarding this promising technology are discussed.
An Overview on Down-Looking UAV-Based GPR Systems / Noviello, Carlo; Gennarelli, Gianluca; Esposito, Giuseppe; Ludeno, Giovanni; Fasano, Giancarmine; Capozzoli, Luigi; Soldovieri, Francesco; Catapano, Ilaria. - In: REMOTE SENSING. - ISSN 2072-4292. - 14:14(2022). [10.3390/rs14143245]
An Overview on Down-Looking UAV-Based GPR Systems
Giancarmine Fasano;
2022
Abstract
first_pagesettingsOrder Article Reprints Open AccessReview An Overview on Down-Looking UAV-Based GPR Systems by Carlo Noviello 1,*ORCID,Gianluca Gennarelli 1,Giuseppe Esposito 1,2ORCID,Giovanni Ludeno 1ORCID,Giancarmine Fasano 2ORCID,Luigi Capozzoli 3ORCID,Francesco Soldovieri 1ORCID andIlaria Catapano 1ORCID 1 Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA), National Research Council (CNR), 80124 Napoli, Italy 2 Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Claudio 21, 80124 Napoli, Italy 3 Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis, National Research Council, C.da S. Loja-Zona Industriale, 85050 Potenza, Italy * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Remote Sens. 2022, 14(14), 3245; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14143245 Submission received: 10 June 2022 / Revised: 30 June 2022 / Accepted: 4 July 2022 / Published: 6 July 2022 (This article belongs to the Special Issue Microwave Imaging of Subsurface Objects in Applications for Engineering Technologies: Instruments and Methods) Downloadkeyboard_arrow_down Browse Figures Review Reports Versions Notes Abstract Radar imaging from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a dynamic research topic attracting huge interest due to its practical fallouts. In this context, this article provides a comprehensive review of the current state of the art and challenges related to UAV-based ground-penetrating radar (GPR) imaging systems. First, a description of the available prototypes is provided in terms of radar technology, UAV platforms, and navigation control devices. Afterward, the paper addresses the main issues affecting the performance of UAV-based GPR imaging systems. such as the control of the UAV platform during the flight to collect high-quality data, the necessity to provide accurate platform position information in terms of probing wavelength, and the mitigation of clutter and other electromagnetic disturbances. A description of the major applicative areas for UAV GPR systems is reported with the aim to show their potential. Furthermore, the main signal-processing approaches currently adopted are detailed and two experimental tests are also reported to prove the actual imaging capabilities. Finally, open challenges and future perspectives regarding this promising technology are discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
