Evaluation of the Ordnance Detection Expert Support Application (ODESA)
Abstract
The ordnance detection expert support applicagion (ODESA) is a project under the unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance technology program sponsored by the U.S. Army Environment Center and managed by the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division. ODESA was developed to address the government's need for reliable and cost-effective UXO clearance technology. This need has become a priority within the Department of Defense because of military downsizing, reductions and base consolidations, and the need to close, clean-up and return to the public military bases and ranges. ODESA is a prototype data fusion system that utilizes genetic algorithms and a heuristic rule base to provide a more accurate and reliable accounting of the location and identification of buried UXO. ODESA has been demonstrated to reduce the amount of false alarms experienced due to single sensor systems by fusing together data from multiple sensors. Several projects under the UXO clearance technology program focus on the demonstration of ordnance detection technology. The output data provided by these sensor demonstration projects, in combination with site-specific information are fused together by ODESA to provide better understanding of the location and identification of buried UXO.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA302912
Entities
People
- Debra M. Scroggins