An Innovative Method to Determine Multi-System Performance for the Detection of Clandestine Tunnels

Abstract

The threat posed by underground clandestine tunnels has been a growing concern for law enforcement and national security. Cross-border tunnels have been used by smugglers with the intention of avoiding border security for trafficking people, drugs, firearms, and other illegal materials. The ability to detect these tunnels is vital to achieving effective border control. This paper describes the development of an innovative method to model and assess the performance of various sensor systems in the geological region of their intended use, and to determine the best sensing modalities and equipment to operate in that region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
AD1108748

Entities

People

  • Carol Christou
  • David Masters
  • Eliot Lebsack
  • J. C. Crager
  • Landis Huffman
  • Walter Kuklinski
  • Weiqun Shi

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Border Security
  • Case Studies
  • Data Set
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Digital Data
  • Electric Fields
  • Frequency
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Homeland Security
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Matched Filters
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • National Security
  • Physical Properties
  • Security
  • Seismic Waves
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States Government
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.