Humanitarian Mine Finder Experiment for Humanitarian Demining (HD)

Abstract

Problem Definition, Landmines: The hard part is DETECTING the mines and UXO. Current methods of detection and removal are slow and dangerous. Current funding (DoS and DoD) levels are inadequate to seriously address the problem. Mines and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) are a major problem around the world. Hypothesis: An Airship equipped with multiple bands of synthetic aperture radar that operate in a full polar metric mode, when operated at low altitudes (below 1000 ft agl) and flying at slow speeds (20-40 knts) will be able to detect mines and UXO in a variety of conditions (terrain). This method of locating mines and UXO will be more efficient (faster) and safer (man out of the mine field) than current methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA510846

Entities

People

  • Stephen Huett

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Frequency Bands
  • High Resolution
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Laser Radar
  • Mine Clearance
  • Radar
  • Radio Frequency Devices
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Two Dimensional
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • United States European Command
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design