Development of an Alternative Mixed Odor Delivery Device (MODD) for Canine Training
Abstract
A device for training canines on binary explosive materials, the Mixed Odor Delivery Device (MODD) was previously developed by the Naval Research Laboratory. Interest in the device from the law enforcement and military canine handlers led to an appeal for a second prototype and motivated the design, fabrication, and testing of a large-scale MODD (LS-MODD). The LS-MODD holds a greater quantity of materials, such as those that cannot easily be divided into smaller amounts. In this work, a prototype was designed maintaining the features of the original MODD, and similar to the original MODD, the LS-MODD was evaluated by three techniques: computational modeling, headspace analysis, finally, field trials with trained detection canines.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 10, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1034520
Entities
People
- Courtney Harrison
- Lauryn E. Degreeff
- Michael Malito
- Michael W. Conroy
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory