Italian Coast-Defence Ordnance

Classification of Unexploded Ordnance

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Visual ordnance recognition

We describe a method for recognizing surface-lying ordnance in test ranges using stereo range information and image edge maps. This method is to be used by an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) surveying the test range for autonomous clearing of ordnance. We concentrate on a particular type of cylindrical ordnance (BLU-97) in current usage in U.S. military test ranges. In order to locate instances o...

Coastal defence using wave farms : The role of farm - to - coast distance

The location of a wave farm, and, in particular, its distance to the coast is one of the key aspects in a wave energy project. In the selection of the location a number of variables are typically taken into account, from the wave resource to the maintenance or infrastructure costs; however, the effects of the farm on the coast, which can be instrumental in mitigating storm-induced erosion and t...

Statistical Methods for Unexploded Ordnance Discrimination

We propose statistical processing methods and performance analysis techniques for discrimination and localization of Unexploded Ordnance (UXOs) using EMI sensors based on nonparametrically defined prior probability density functions for target-relevant features. In the first part of this thesis, new sets of UXO discrimination methods using these nonparametric prior models are introduced where w...

Real-Time Ordnance Recognition in Color Imagery