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

Wide Area UXO Contamination Evaluation by Transect Magnetometer Surveys

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200533
Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel Steinhurst, Nova Research, Inc.
ESTCP Jun 2010

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

Geonics EM-63 Multi-Channel Electromagnetic (EM) Data Processing Algorithms for Target Location and Ordnance Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200035
Principal Investigator: Dr. G. Hunter Ware, Geophysical Associates
ESTCP Oct 2003

UX-Analyze: Feature-Based UXO Detection and Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200210
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Jan 2009

MTADS Data Analysis System Migration

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200328
ESTCP Feb 2008

Standardized Analysis for UXO Demonstration Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200413
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
ESTCP Sep 2008

Adaptive and Iterative Processing Techniques for Overlapping UXO Signatures

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200415
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
ESTCP Apr 2006

A Multisensor System for the Detection and Characterization of UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200437
Principal Investigator: Dr. Erika Gasperikova, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
ESTCP Nov 2008

Demonstration and Validation of Advanced Digital Geophysics for Sensing UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200501
Principal Investigator: Mr. Lawrence Carin, Duke University
ESTCP Oct 2008

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

Advanced MEC Discrimination Comparative Study on Standardized Test-Site Data Using Linear Genetic Programming (LGP) Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200811
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Aug 2010

Electromagnetic Induction and Magnetic Sensor Fusion for Enhanced UXO Target Classification

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199812
ESTCP Oct 2001

Practical Discrimination Strategies for Application to Live Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200504
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
ESTCP Jun 2010

The Magnetic UXO Recovery System (MURS)

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200732
Principal Investigator: Mr. Bill Lewis, Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)
ESTCP Oct 2008

Demonstration of UXO-PenDepth for the Estimation of Projectile Penetration Depth

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200806
Principal Investigator: Dr. Janet Simms, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Aug 2010

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

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

Target Picking Methods for Magnetic Data

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200502
Principal Investigator: Mr. Tom Furuya, SAIC
ESTCP Jun 2010

Airborne UXO Detection Technology Demonstration

Project Information
Project ID: MR-3002
ESTCP Dec 2002

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