Simulation of GPR scattering from an object buried inside a layered medium with the GPILE method
Résumé
This paper analyses the electromagnetic (EM) wave
scattering from an object buried between two random rough
interfaces. We present a rigorous numerical EM model based
on the boundary integral equation method that separates the
different sensed media, which is discretized by the method of
moments. The resulting linear system is resolved by a fast method
called GPILE (Generalized Propagation Inside Layer Expansion),
which makes it possible to reduce the complexity of the inversion
of the impedance matrix and to isolate the different contributions
to the overall scattering process. This method is then applied
to a roadway sensed by GPR, with a view to calculating its
time-domain response. The practical objective of this analysis
is to study the impact of an embedded object inside a complex
multilayered medium on the GPR signal.