Operator Influence of Unexploded Ordnance Sensor Technologies

Abstract

The U.S. Army Environmental Command (USAEC), through the Environmental Quality Technology (EQT) Program, requested Aberdeen Test Center's (ATC) Military Environmental Technology Demonstration Center (METDC) to develop and execute a plan to determine and document, if it exists, a level of influence that operators may have on unexploded ordnance (UXO) detection technology results. The primary objective of the test was to determine this level of influence and to perform an analysis of operator detection activities to identify factors that produce variations in operator performance. ATC tested a total of ten operators (five novices and five experts), using a Schonstedt magnetometer. The experts had more experience with the geophysical detection than the novices. Overall, the results showed that the position and speed of the detector head impacted performance measurements. In addition, the data indicated that perhaps periodic refresher training would be beneficial to expert operators to improve their results in the field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA466345

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  • Christopher Appelt

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  • Biomedical
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  • Application Software
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  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
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