Underwater EMI Sensor Platform for Metallic Item Detection: Classification Performance of Full-Scale EMI Array

Abstract

The Marine Towed Array (MTA) is an underwater dual-mode sensor array that was designed and developed over multiple years with funding under SERDP project MR-1322 and ESTCP project MR-200324. The MTAs magnetometer array has been successfully used for target detection and location at a number of underwater munitions sites. Its electromagnetic induction (EMI) array failed due to a flooded interface module in the early stages of testing and its performance was never fully evaluated. The objective of this project is to replace the existing EMI array with one based on advanced electronics and sensor designs and evaluate its classification performance. This report documents the results of our testing and analysis of the effects of array configuration on classification performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 2020
Accession Number
AD1169170

Entities

People

  • Daniel Steinhurst
  • Glenn Harbaugh
  • Grace Massey
  • Thomas Bell

Organizations

  • Nova Research Company (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Classification
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Induction
  • Electromagnetic Induction Sensors
  • Environmental Security
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Performance Tests
  • Projectiles
  • Security
  • Target Detection
  • Test Facilities
  • Towed Arrays
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • United States
  • Uxo Detection
  • York River

Readers

  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems