Evaluation of EarthRadar UXO Testing at Fort A.P. Hill

Abstract

This report provides an analysis of EarthRadar blind testing carried out at the Joint Unexploded Ordnance Coordination Office (JUXOCO) Pilot Site, Fort A.P. Hill, Va., during the fall of 2000 and spring of 2001. The EarthRadar, developed by Bakhtar Associates (Newport Beach, Calif.) under an Air Force Small Business Innovative Research contract, is intended to detect and classify buried objects. The report describes the JUXOCO test facility; the EarthRadar hardware, signal processing, and data analysis; and the blind lane test results. It evaluates EarthRadar performance in the context of documented requirements for systems employed in UXO detection/discrimination and draws conclusions regarding the limitations of this technology for UXO clearance applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA398381

Entities

People

  • A. M. Anderes
  • E. M. Rosen
  • F. S. Rotondo
  • J. M. Ralston
  • M. T. Tuley

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Analyzers
  • Buried Objects
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Analysis
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • Frequency Bands
  • Radar
  • Signal Processing
  • Small Business
  • Test Facilities
  • Three Dimensional
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Uxo Detection
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
  • Software Engineering