LGP Discrimination and Residual Risk Analysis on Standardized Test Sites-Camp Sibert and Camp San Luis Obispo
Abstract
This report describes a two-year UXO discrimination project at two sites: former Camp Sibert, Alabama and Camp San Luis Obispo ("SLO"), California. The demonstrations described in this report were performed under project Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) MM-0811 "Advanced MEC Discrimination Comparative Study on Standardized Test- Site Data Using Linear Genetic Programming (LGP) Discrimination." It was performed under the umbrella of the ESTCP Discrimination Study Pilot Program. The MM-0811 project demonstrates the application of the LGP Discrimination Process(trademark) to the problem of UXO discrimination. At the Camp Sibert site the objective was to discriminate potentially hazardous 4.2" mortars from non-hazardous shrapnel, range and cultural debris. Digital Geophysical Mapping ("DGM") was acquired by the ESTCP Program Office from a variety of sensor arrays. At the SLO site, the objective was to discriminate a variety of potentially hazardous munitions, including 60mm mortars, 81mm mortars, 2.36 inch rockets, and 4.2" mortars from items that may be safely left in the ground. The LGP Discrimination Process? begins with the DGM from a site suspected of containing UXO. It then extracts attributes from potential targets in the DGM that may be UXO, uses Linear Genetic Programming ("LGP") and the attributes to rank the potential targets in their order of likelihood of being UXO, and finally, applies statistical residual risk analysis to determine which of the ranked targets may be safely left in the ground as Not-UXO.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA534450
Entities
People
- Dean A. Keiswetter
- Frank D. Francone