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

Integration of Advanced Statistical Analysis Tools and Geophysical Modeling

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1657
Principal Investigator: Mr. Lawrence Carin, Duke University
SERDP Aug 2012

ALLTEM Multi-Axis Electromagnetic Induction System Demonstration and Validation

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200809
Principal Investigator: Dr. Theodore Asch, U.S. Geological Survey
ESTCP Aug 2012

Vortex Lattice UXO Mobility Model for Reef-Type Range Environments

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201003
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gerald D'Spain, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
ESTCP Jul 2012

Sonar Detection and Classification of Underwater UXO and Environmental Parameters

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1666
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raymond Lim, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP Jul 2012

Expanded Processing Techniques for EMI Systems

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1772
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Prouty, Geometrics
SERDP Jul 2012

Munitions Detection Using Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Equipped with Advanced Sensors

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201103
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Leasko, Naval Surface Warfare Center - Panama City Division
ESTCP Jun 2012

Superconducting Magnetic Tensor Gradiometer System for Detection of Underwater Military Munitions

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1661
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
SERDP Jun 2012

Man-Portable Vector EMI Sensor for Full UXO Characterization

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201005
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicolas Lhomme, Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP May 2012

High Sensitivity Magnetoresistive Sensors for DC and EMI Magnetic Field Mapping

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1716
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sy-Hwang Liou, University of Nebraska
SERDP May 2012

Kalman Filters for UXO Detection: Real-Time Feedback and Small Target Detection

Project Information
Project ID: MR-2106
Principal Investigator: Dr. Tomasz Grzegorczyk, Delpsi, LLC
SERDP May 2012

Advanced Signal Processing and Classification: UXO Standardized Test Site Data

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1505
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
SERDP Apr 2012

Quantification of Noise Sources in Electromagnetic Induction Surveys

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200508
Principal Investigator: Dr. Barry Spargo, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
ESTCP Apr 2012

Handheld Electromagnetic Induction Sensor for Cued UXO Discrimination / Man-Portable Electromagnetic Induction Array for UXO Detection and Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200807 / MR-200909
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
ESTCP Apr 2012

Compact Low-Cost Ultra-Wideband EMI Sensors for Enhanced UXO Characterization

Project Information
Project ID: MR-2105
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Oden, Earth Science Systems, LLC
SERDP Apr 2012

Demonstration of the Laser Line Scan System for UXO Characterization

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200911
Principal Investigator: Mr. Mike Putnam, SPAWAR Systems Center SSC PACIFIC
ESTCP Apr 2012

Simultaneous Inversion of UXO Parameters and Background Response

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1573
Principal Investigator: Dr. Leonard Pasion, Black Tusk Geophysics
SERDP Mar 2012

Wide Area Assessment for Marine UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200808
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Feldpausch, Tetra Tech EC, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Robust Detection, Discrimination, and Remediation of UXO: Statistical Signal Processing Approaches to Address Uncertainties Encountered in Field Test Scenarios

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1663
Principal Investigator: Prof. Leslie Collins, Duke University
SERDP Jan 2012

A Complex Approach to UXO Discrimination: Combining Advanced EMI Forward and Statistical Signal Processing

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1572
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fridon Shubitidze, Dartmouth College/Sky Research Inc.
SERDP Jan 2012

Miniature Wide-Band Atomic Magnetometer

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1568
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Prouty, Geometrics
SERDP Dec 2011