Offshore Unexploded Ordnance Detection and Data Quality Control—A Guideline

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...

Identification of buried unexploded ordnance from broadband electromagnetic induction data

A procedure is described for computing range and orientation invariant spectral signatures of buried unexploded ordnance (UXO) from electromagnetic induction (EMI) data. The normalized eigenvalues of the magnetic polarizability tensor that characterizes the target response are used as the orientation-invariant spectral signatures. It is shown that the eigenvalues can be normalized with respect ...