Landmine detection in high resolution 3D GPR images

This work describes a novel landmine detection and classification algorithm for high resolution 3D ground penetrating radar (GPR) images. The algorithm was tested on data measured with a video impulse radar (VIR) system developed by the International Research Centre for Telecommunications-transmission and Radar (IRCTR). The algorithm detected all landmines (including the difficult to detect M14 mines) and classified almost all specific landmines features correctly with a reasonably low false alarm rate. The feature on a small height object demonstrates an effective reduction of false alarms.