Patent ID: 8115666
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
1. A radar system for investigating surface as well as subsurface areas of interest, comprising: an RF transceiver and antenna in communication with said RF transceiver, both of which are provided on an elevated platform, said RF transceiver producing a plurality of chirp signals directed to at least one subsurface area of interest, said plurality of chirp signals covering an entire frequency band, wherein each individual chirp signal covers only a finite portion of the entire frequency band, said RF transceiver receiving reflected signals from at least one subsurface area of interest, said antenna transmitting said plurality of chirp signals and receiving said reflected signals in a sequential manner; a processing device in communication with said RF transceiver for processing said reflected signals including information relating to said at least one subsurface area of interest; and a storage device in communication with said processing device for storing the signals processed by said processing device relating to said at least one subsurface area of interest.