A High-Performance Portable Transient Electro-Magnetic Sensor for Unexploded Ordnance Detection

A High-Performance Portable Transient Electro-Magnetic Sensor for Unexploded Ordnance Detection

Portable transient electromagnetic (TEM) systems can be well adapted to various terrains, including mountainous, woodland, and other complex terrains. They are widely used for the detection of unexploded ordnance (UXO). As the core component of the portable TEM system, the sensor is constructed with a transmitting coil and a receiving coil. Based on the primary field of the transmitting coil an...

Detection of Unexploded Ordnance: An Introduction

In this chapter, we outline the statistical procedures that can be employed for the detection of unexploded ordnance (UXO). Phenomenological modeling is first developed to relate the collected data to a sensor’s feature parameters, which in turn allow for physics-based signal processing. Starting with the Bayesian framework, we introduce minimax and robust detection that do not require prior pr...

Classification of Unexploded Ordnance

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Matched Filter Processor for Detection and Discrimination of Unexploded Ordnance

Marine Survey System for Detection of Unexploded Ordnance

With support from the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and Environment Security Technology and Certification Program (ESTCP), SAIC has developed and demonstrated a marine unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey system designed for use in shallow water (<9.1m). The air foil shaped sensor platform has two actuatorcontrolled elevators to control depth, altitude and attitud...