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Paper Abstract
Detection and discrimination of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in areas of prior conflict is of high importance to the
international community and the United States government. For humanitarian applications, sensors and processing
methods need to be robust, reliable, and easy to train and implement using indigenous UXO removal personnel. This
paper focuses on magnetometer sensing techniques, processing, and operation for UXO detection and discrimination
applications. Specifically, we discuss the collection, processing, and discrimination of data collected using the PACMAG
man-portable system consisting of arrays of sensitive total-field magnetometers, global positioning (GPS)
combined with digital odometers, and a data acquisition system. We outline preliminary standard operating procedures
for optimal collection of UXO-induced magnetic fields and associated position data using either a GPS, or odometer
when surveying in GPS-denied areas. Processing techniques such as gridding and filtering, target picking, and
discrimination lead to estimates of target size and location. Emphasis is placed on simplifying the production of
magnetometer hardware and software for use by minimally-trained personnel with no advanced knowledge of magnetic
sensing and geophysics.
Paper Details
Date Published: 23 May 2011
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 8017, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XVI, 801703 (23 May 2011); doi: 10.1117/12.883974
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8017:
Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XVI
Russell S. Harmon; John H. Holloway Jr.; J. Thomas Broach, Editor(s)
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 8017, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XVI, 801703 (23 May 2011); doi: 10.1117/12.883974
Show Author Affiliations
Gregory Schultz, Sky Research, Inc. (United States)
Jonathan Miller, Sky Research, Inc. (United States)
Jonathan Miller, Sky Research, Inc. (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8017:
Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XVI
Russell S. Harmon; John H. Holloway Jr.; J. Thomas Broach, Editor(s)
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