Medium-Scale Measurement Campaign for Floating Macroplastic Detection in a Realistic Environment at X-Band Frequencies
In this paper we assess the possibility of detecting floating plastics in a medium-scale realistic environment using microwave (MW) and RADAR technology at X-band. The measurement campaign performed in the “25 de Abril” bridge over the Tagus River allowed for distances of around 100 m between the antennas and the targets. Several different targets with sizes of <tex xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">$1 \mathbf{m}^{2}$</tex> were tested and detected. The use of objective metrics also allowed to see which of the targets presented a higher response. This is an encouraging step towards the implementation of such detection techniques onboard drones or airplanes.
Authors
- António A. Moreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4146-9281)
- Tomás Soares Da Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2945-9539)
- Paulo Marques (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7479-0119)
- Rafael Caldeirinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0297-7870)
- João M. Felício (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3439-5947)
- Nuno Leonor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5405-1503)
- Mário Vala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9036-8804)
- Nelson J. G. Fonseca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7971-8706)
- Sérgio A. Matos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-157X)
- Jorge R. Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1879-0026)
- Carlos A. Fernandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5332-842X)
- P. de Maagt
Institutions
- Instituto de Telecomunicações (PT)
- European Space Research and Technology Centre (NL)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-03-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.23919/eucap63536.2025.10999712
- Primary Topic
- Material Properties and Processing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00