Design and Optimization of a Bowtie Antenna for Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) System

Abstract

The location of underground objects can be determined by using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) sys-tem. The GPR operates in both MHz and GHz frequency band ranges and it uses ultra-wideband (UWB) radar systems. These systems are used to obtain high-resolution values for the accurate detection of objects. Typically, UWB radar systems for GPR technology are implemented using different types of antennas such as TEM horn antennas, cone slot antennas, helical antennas, bow-tie antennas