UXO Detection Using Optical Sensors,

Abstract

Owing to cuts in the Defense Department budget, many military bases have been forced to close. Before these bases can be converted from military to civilian use, the unexploded ordnance (UXO) must be located and completely removed. The ordnance to be cleaned ranges from large-caliber rounds to small submunitions, which can be as small as 2 cm in diameter. In this report, we derive the basic theory necessary for the design of a UXO sensor operating in the visible to far-infrared wavelength regions. We then analyze several commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) sensors that could be used for UXO detection and present a few general conclusions on work required before a UXO sensor is fabricated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331044

Entities

People

  • Dale E. Robinson
  • William C. Ruff

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Geometry
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Optical Detectors
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Radiation
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Roughness
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Uxo Detection
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
  • Spectroscopy.
  • ballistics.