Design, Construction and Testing of an Autonomous Mine Hunter

Abstract

Landmine detection is a immense technological problem. A small low power metal detector would find application in concert with other search technologies. A detection circuit was designed and constructed consisting of a search coil and a CMOS exclusive OR gate forming an oscillator. This was interfaced to a microprocessor which counted the pulses from the oscillator and decided whether a detection had been made. Detection range for an anti-personnel mine like object was 14 cm at the coil centerline. A robot platform to autonomously search for landmines was constructed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA341446

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey A. Schmidt

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuit Analysis
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Land Mines
  • Lc Circuits
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Magnetometers
  • Measurement
  • Metal Detectors
  • Microprocessors
  • Munitions
  • Oscillators
  • Power Supplies
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Vector Magnetometers

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy