Novel methods for detecting buried explosive devices

Title: Novel methods for detecting buried explosive devices

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Abstract

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Quantum Magnetics, Inc. (QM) are exploring novel landmine detection technologies. Technologies considered here include bioreporter bacteria, swept acoustic resonance, nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR), and semiotic data fusion. Bioreporter bacteria look promising for third-world humanitarian applications; they are inexpensive, and deployment does not require high-tech methods. Swept acoustic resonance may be a useful adjunct to magnetometers in humanitarian demining. For military demining, NQR is a promising method for detecting explosive substances; of 50,000 substances that have been tested, none has an NQR signature that can be mistaken for RDX or TNT. For both military and commercial demining, sensor fusion entails two daunting tasks, identifying fusible features in both present-day and emerging technologies, and devising a fusion algorithm that runs in real-time on cheap hardware. Preliminary research in these areas is encouraging. A bioreporter bacterium for TNT detection is under development. Investigation has just started in swept acoustic resonance as an approach to a cheap mine detector for humanitarian use. Real-time wavelet processing appears to be a key to extending NQR bomb detection into mine detection, including TNT-based mines. Recent discoveries in semiotics may be the breakthrough that will lead to a robust fused detection scheme.

Authors:

Kercel, S.W.; Burlage, R.S.; Patek, D.R.; Smith, C.M. ^[1]; Hibbs, A.D.; Rayner, T.J. ^[2]

Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Quantum Magnetics, Inc., San Diego, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Washington, DC (United States); Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 463656

Report Number(s):: CONF-970465-8
ON: DE97004726; CNN: Contract N00164-97-C-0004;Contract DAAH01-96-C-R272; TRN: AHC29709%%93

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-96OR22464

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: SPIE international conference, Orlando, FL (United States), 21-25 Apr 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; DETECTION; BACTERIA; ACOUSTICS; NUCLEAR QUADRUPOLE RESONANCE; DATA PROCESSING; COST; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; UNDERGROUND

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  Kercel, S.W., Burlage, R.S., Patek, D.R., Smith, C.M., Hibbs, A.D., and Rayner, T.J.. Novel methods for detecting buried explosive devices. United States: N. p., 1997.   Web.

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  Kercel, S.W., Burlage, R.S., Patek, D.R., Smith, C.M., Hibbs, A.D., & Rayner, T.J.. Novel methods for detecting buried explosive devices. United States.

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  Kercel, S.W., Burlage, R.S., Patek, D.R., Smith, C.M., Hibbs, A.D., and Rayner, T.J.. Tue .   "Novel methods for detecting buried explosive devices". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/463656.

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  title = {Novel methods for detecting buried explosive devices},
  author = {Kercel, S.W. and Burlage, R.S. and Patek, D.R. and Smith, C.M. and Hibbs, A.D. and Rayner, T.J.},
  abstractNote = {Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Quantum Magnetics, Inc. (QM) are exploring novel landmine detection technologies. Technologies considered here include bioreporter bacteria, swept acoustic resonance, nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR), and semiotic data fusion. Bioreporter bacteria look promising for third-world humanitarian applications; they are inexpensive, and deployment does not require high-tech methods. Swept acoustic resonance may be a useful adjunct to magnetometers in humanitarian demining. For military demining, NQR is a promising method for detecting explosive substances; of 50,000 substances that have been tested, none has an NQR signature that can be mistaken for RDX or TNT. For both military and commercial demining, sensor fusion entails two daunting tasks, identifying fusible features in both present-day and emerging technologies, and devising a fusion algorithm that runs in real-time on cheap hardware. Preliminary research in these areas is encouraging. A bioreporter bacterium for TNT detection is under development. Investigation has just started in swept acoustic resonance as an approach to a cheap mine detector for humanitarian use. Real-time wavelet processing appears to be a key to extending NQR bomb detection into mine detection, including TNT-based mines. Recent discoveries in semiotics may be the breakthrough that will lead to a robust fused detection scheme.},
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  year = {Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1997},
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