Vehicle-mounted UWB systems and/or methods for detecting mines and other
explosive devices are provided. In certain exemplary embodiments, a
system for detecting non-buried mines and/or improvised explosive devices
is provided. Distance measuring equipment may be configured to track
movement of the system. Substantially forward-looking bistatic antenna
transceivers may be capable of collecting range-magnitude radar data over
two channels. A first transceiver may capture radar data for a first
area, and a second transceiver may capture radar data for a second area.
A processor may be configured to: derive range resolution data and
cross-range resolution data from the range-magnitude radar data; focus
the range resolution data and the cross-range resolution data, based at
least on the distance data and an antenna beamwidth pattern associated
with the antenna transceivers; and, "and" data for portions of the first
area and the second area that overlap.