Subsurface Sensing, 9780470133880
Hardcover
Unearth hidden secrets: Discover the power of subsurface sensing.

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    928 pages

  • Release Date

    16 August 2011

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Summary

Unearthing Secrets: A Guide to Subsurface Sensing

This book offers a comprehensive understanding of the techniques employed for detecting buried objects, outlining both their potential and limitations. By presenting the underlying theory alongside real-world applications and current technology, it explores the latest advancements in sensor system hardware and software. The focus is on primary sensors like Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and auxiliary sensors such as Nuclear Quadrupol…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780470133880
ISBN-10:0470133880
Series:Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering
Author:Ahmet S. Turk, Koksal A. Hocaoglu, Alexey A. Vertiy
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:928
Edition:1st
Release Date:16 August 2011
Weight:1.43kg
Dimensions:243mm x 166mm x 51mm
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Critics Review

“I highly recommend the essential and definitive book Subsurface Sensing edited by Subsurface Sensing, to any students, engineers, practitioners, business leaders, and policy makers seeking a complete overview of the theory, technology, and applications of the critical field of subsurface sensing. This book is a must for anyone with an interest or need for subsurface detection in any area of engineering, resources, business, or scientific research.” (Blog Business World, 18 December 2011)

 

About The Author

Ahmet S. Turk

AHMET S. TURK, PhD, has been working on land mine detection systems as a ground-penetrating impulse radar RF system and antenna designer since 1998. Dr. Turk has over thirty technical publications in the areas of high frequency and microwave radars, RF communication devices, and ultra-wide band antennas.

A. KOKSAL HOCAOGLU, PhD, has worked on image and signal analysis projects such as vehicle detection and recognition, detection of tripwires, acoustic signature analysis, and multi-sensor fusion for target recognition and tracking. He has been active in land mine detection algorithm research since 1998. Dr. Hocaoglu has over thirty technical publications in the areas of image and signal processing and pattern recognition.

ALEXEY A. VERTIY, DSc., PhD, has been working on quasi-optical imaging, generating sub-THz Smith-Purcell radiation, super low-temperature millimeter wave spectroscopy for nuclear polarized targets, and subsurface microwave and sub-THz tomography systems for security, remote sensing, non-destructive testing, and medical applications. Dr. Vertiy has over one hundred sixty scientific publications in the areas of microwave and millimeter wave technologies, including coauthorship of two books.

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