TEMTADS Adjunct Sensor Systems Hand-Held EMI Sensor for Cued UXO Discrimination (ESTCP MR-200807) and Man-Portable EMI Array for UXO Detection and Discrimination (ESTCP MR-200909)

Abstract

Man-portable (MP) and Hand-held (HH) adjuncts of the NRL TEMTADS 5 5 array were constructed and the UXO classification performance of each characterized. Both systems are based on the transient electromagnetic induction (TEM) sensor technology that was developed for the NRL TEMTADS 5 5 array. Both systems are designed to be deployable in increasingly inaccessible areas where vehicle-towed sensor arrays cannot be used. Demonstration results for the MP system indicated that the performance of the system was not comparable to that of the full TEMTADS 5 5 array. A modified version of the EMI sensors in the MP system was designed and built, replacing the single, vertical-axes receiver loops of the original coils with three-axis receiver cubes. The HH sensor was designed for use in extremely limiting terrain and for integration with unique positioning technologies. The demonstration results for the HH sensor indicated that the performance of the system was comparable to that of the full TEMTADS 5 5 array.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 2012
Accession Number
ADA559923

Entities

People

  • Bruce J. Barrow
  • Daniel A. Steinhurst
  • David C. George
  • Glenn R. Harbaugh
  • James B. Kingdon
  • Thomas H. Bell

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Induction
  • Electromagnetic Induction Sensors
  • Geometry
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Laptop Computers
  • Manportable Equipment
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Locators
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Uxo Detection
  • Warning Systems

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  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology