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Aussie Radar Has X-Ray Vision
Sydney - June 4, 2001 A revolutionary Australian sub-surface radar (SSR) can detect hidden objects that cannot be found by other means. "A unique feature of our radar unit is that it is able to look with high resolution close to the surface," says CSIRO researcher, Dr Tony Farmer. "The SSR is able to find a wide range of both metal and non-metal objects, which means that the radar has a lot of possible applications." "It can find very small objects, devices and wires located inside walls, beneath the ground or under road surfaces," Dr Farmer says. "It can also find objects such as pipes, geophysical structures, plastics, land mines, water tables, voids and disturbed ground." Dr Farmer says that it works by transmitting high frequency electromagnetic pulses through the background medium and detecting echoes reflected either by objects buried within the material or from interfaces between different media types. The timing and spatial location of the echoes provides information about the subsurface objects or layers. The sub-surface radar is available as a prototype, Siro-Pulse, which is a compact, lightweight, low-power, hand-held unit that can be easily used to scan walls, ground surfaces or furniture. It is typically supplied with several antennas operating at different frequencies and in different modes to enable operation in a variety of potential applications. The radar control unit is connected to a lap-top computer and data acquisition and processing is provided by an appropriate software package. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Military Space News at SpaceWar.com
Space Group To Activate New Unit
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Jan 6, 2006Air Force Reserve Command's 310th Space Group will travel deeper into the space program when it activates a new unit Jan. 7. Headquarters Reserve National Security Space Institute will be a Reserve associate unit to the National Security Space Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo. The institute is the Department of Defense's focal point for providing education about space power in joint warfighting. |
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