Disturbed Soil Signatures for Mine Detection

Abstract

We are investigating the phenomenology of disturbed soil signature due to mine emplacement. Non-imaging spectral sensors and high-frequency radars are being used to collect disturbed soil signatures over a wide range of geo-environmental conditions. The properties and processes of the disturbed soil that can be exploited to assist in the detection of buried landmines are first identified. This will be followed by time series investigation to understand the effects of weathering on these properties and processes. Our goal is to provide a quantitative assessment of remote electro-optical and radar techniques for reliably detecting disturbed soil due to mine emplacement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA432261

Entities

People

  • G. Koh
  • J. R. Ballard

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Buried Objects
  • Chemical Detection
  • Cold Regions
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Land Mines
  • Radar
  • Radar Signatures
  • Reflectance
  • Regions
  • Spectra
  • Surface Roughness
  • Test Beds
  • Vegetation
  • Weathering

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering