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

Use of Commercial Off-The-Shelf Vehicles for Towed Array Magnetometry

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200605
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Siegel, SAIC
ESTCP Jun 2010

Enhancement of Magnetic Data by Stable Downward Continuation for UXO Application

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1642
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yaoguo Li, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP Jun 2010

Enhancement of TEM Data and Noise Characterization by Principal Component Analysis

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1640
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yaoguo Li, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP May 2010

Improving Detection and Discrimination of UXO in Magnetic Environments

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1414
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yaoguo Li, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP May 2010

Enhanced UXO Discrimination Using Frequency-Domain Electromagnetic Induction

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200033
Principal Investigator: Dr. Barry Spargo, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
ESTCP May 2010

Detection and Classification of Buried UXO and Determination of Seafloor Parameters in Littoral Environments Using Resonance Scattering Sonar

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1668
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roland Gritto, Array Information Technology
SERDP Apr 2010

Development of Autonomous UAV Helicopter-Magnetometer System for Wide Area Assessment

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1509
Principal Investigator: Mr. Roelof Versteeg, Idaho National Lab
SERDP Apr 2010

Deep Water Munitions Detection System

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200739
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
ESTCP Mar 2010

Development of Parameters for the Collection and Analysis of LiDAR at Military Munitions Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200737
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Selfridge, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (USAESCH)
ESTCP Feb 2010

Demonstration of an Enhanced Vertical Magnetic Gradient System for UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200633
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Doll, Battelle
ESTCP Jan 2010

Use of Target Shape and Size in Classification of UXO in Survey Data

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1455
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jim McDonald, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
SERDP Dec 2009

Next Generation HeliMag UXO Mapping Technology

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200741
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
ESTCP Dec 2009

UXO Detection and Characterization in the Marine Environment

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200324
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Dec 2009

Sensor Phenomenology and Feature Development for Improved Sonar-Based Detection and Discrimination of Underwater UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1533
Principal Investigator: Dr. Eugene Lavely, BAE SYSTEMS Advanced Information Technologies
SERDP Dec 2009

An Advanced PELAN System for Surface and Subsurface UXO Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200503
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Sullivan, SAIC
ESTCP Nov 2009

Examination of Airborne Frequency-Domain Electromagnetic System Attributes for UXO Mapping and Detection

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1633
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Doll, Battelle Memorial Institute
SERDP Nov 2009

Man-Portable Magnetic Scalar Triangulation and Ranging System for Detection, Localization and Discrimination of UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1511
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roy Wiegert, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP Nov 2009

Local Positioning System for an Active UXO Sensor

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200738
Principal Investigator: Dr. I.J. Won, Geophex, Ltd.
ESTCP Nov 2009

New Man-Portable Vector Time Domain Electromagnetic Induction Sensor and Physically Complete Processing Approaches for UXO Discrimination Under Realistic Field Conditions

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1443
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin O'Neill, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Sep 2009

Advanced UXO Discrimination Using Magnetometry: Understanding Remanent Magnetization

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1380
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
SERDP Sep 2009