Munitions Response

SERDP and ESTCP’s Munitions Response program area supports the development and demonstration of innovative technologies that can characterize, remediate, and scientifically manage sites affected by military munitions.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Evaluating the Effects of Magnetic Susceptibility in UXO Discrimination Problems

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1285
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yaoguo Li, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP Aug 2003

Multispectral Munitions Locating System

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1273
Principal Investigator: Dr. Al Quintana, NAWC-WD
SERDP Jul 2003

Spatial Statistical Models and Optimal Survey Design for Rapid Geophysical Characterization of UXO Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1201
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Doll, Battelle Memorial Institute
SERDP Jul 2003

Improving UXO/Clutter Discrimination Performance Through Adaptive Processing

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1287
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
SERDP Jun 2003

Matched Filter Processor for Detection and Discrimination of Unexploded Ordnance

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199918
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
ESTCP Jan 2003

A Unified Approach to the Processing and Fusion of Time and Frequency Domain EMI Data for UXO Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1217
Principal Investigator: Dr. Eric Miller, Northeastern University
SERDP Jan 2003

EM61-3D Discrimination of UXO Using Empirical, Analytical, and Numerical Models

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1215
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Grimm, Southwest Research Institute
SERDP Dec 2002

Statistical Signal Processing with Physics-Based Models: Multi-Sensor UXO Detection and Identification

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1123
Principal Investigator: Prof. Leslie Collins, Duke University
SERDP Dec 2002

Airborne UXO Detection Technology Demonstration

Project Information
Project ID: MR-3002
ESTCP Dec 2002

UXO Discrimination by Mid- Frequency Electromagnetic Induction

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1122
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin O'Neill, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Nov 2002

UXO Data Analysis

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1216
Principal Investigator: Mr. Carl Nelson, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
SERDP Apr 2002

Low-Order, Underwater Detonation (UNDET) Study

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200104
Principal Investigator: Mr. Andy Pedersen, Naval EOD Technology Division
ESTCP Apr 2002

Processing Techniques for Discrimination Between Buried Unexploded Ordnance and Clutter Using Multisensor Array Data

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1121
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
SERDP Apr 2002

Characterization of Scrap Materials for Mass Detonating Energetic Materials

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1194
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jim Phelan, Sandia National Laboratories
SERDP Feb 2002

Removal, Degradation and Recovery of Energetic Residues from Range Scrap

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1196
Principal Investigator: Mr. Philip Thorne, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
SERDP Feb 2002

SAR/GPR Matched Filter Processing for UXO Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1173
Principal Investigator: Dr. George Moussally, Mirage Systems
SERDP Dec 2001

Low-Frequency Ultra-Wideband Synethetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for Remote Detection of UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1070
Principal Investigator: Mr. Marc Ressler, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
SERDP Oct 2001

Electromagnetic Induction and Magnetic Sensor Fusion for Enhanced UXO Target Classification

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199812
ESTCP Oct 2001

Novel Acoustic Technique for UXO Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1172
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Bell, Battelle
SERDP Jun 2001

Assessment of the Potential for Microgravimetry in Remote Discrimination and Identification of Buried UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1170
Principal Investigator: Dwain Butler, Geotechnical Laboratory
SERDP Dec 2000