Sistema Radar para Análisis y Reconstrucción de Perfiles Topográficos a Media Escala

Abstract

The following research encloses the development of a Radar System for Analysis and Reconstruction o Medium-Scale Topographic Profiles for the research group of electromagnetism and microwave belonging to the faculty of informatics and electronic located at Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo. In order to develop the system; it was used the Microsoft Kinect sensor whit the MATLAB programing environment that can be used to simulate, model, analyze several types of systems, in addition, it allows to create functions and programs. The OPEN-NI framework makes possible to use the Kinect sensor in multiple platforms, mex-files help to collect data. When testing the system by means of observation; measurements and testing profile; distance data are gathered defining the parameters of the system; such as scope, resolution, sampling frequency. The system is optimized by compensating the errors measured by Minimum Square Method whit the calibration curve. When reconstructing the topographic profile, the outcomes collected were good by showing a coincidence profile approximately 83.33 % displacing 0.10m, considering the fact that the data are collected the better will be the profile reconstruction increasing the coincidence percentage. It is recommended that the research group take into account the operating range of the Kinect sensor, as well sunlight conditions and type of surface.