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.

Active Projects List
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High-Power Vehicle-Towed TEM for Small Ordnance Detection

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Project ID: MR-201105
Principal Investigator: Mr. T. Jeffrey Gamey, Battelle
ESTCP Mar 2011

Tensor Invariant Processing for Munitions/Clutter Classification

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Project ID: MR-2100
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
SERDP Mar 2011

Proof of Concept Study for Immobilization of Submerged Munitions Using Geobags

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Project ID: MR-2102
SERDP Mar 2011

Location, Identification, and Enumeration of UXO in Complex Environments Using Time-Reversal Methods in Electromagnetics

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Project ID: MR-2101
Principal Investigator: Dr. James Berryman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
SERDP Mar 2011

Investigation of an EMI-Based Marine Classification System

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Project ID: MR-2107
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
SERDP Mar 2011

Data and Processing Tools for Sonar Classification of Underwater UXO

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Project ID: MR-2230
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raymond Lim, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP Mar 2011

Semi-Automated Ferrous Material Scouring System

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Project ID: MR-201102
Principal Investigator: Mr. Christopher Fromme, National Robotics Engineering Center, Carnegie Mellon
ESTCP Mar 2011

Detection and Discrimination in One-Pass Using the OPTEMA Towed-Array

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Project ID: MR-201225
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jonathan S. Miller, Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Dipole Discrimination Techniques Applied to Live Sites

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Project ID: MR-201226
Principal Investigator: Dr. Leonard Pasion, Black Tusk Geophysics
ESTCP Mar 2012

Continued Discrimination Demonstration Using Advanced EMI Models at Live UXO Sites: Data Quality Assessment and Residual Risk Mitigation in Real Time

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Project ID: MR-201227
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fridon Shubitidze, Dartmouth College/Sky Research Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

UXO Characterization in Challenging Survey Environments Using the MPV

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Project ID: MR-201228
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicolas Lhomme, Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

The Effect of Noise on EM61-MK2 and MetalMapper Classification Strategies

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Project ID: MR-201229
Principal Investigator: Mr. Stephen Stacy, ARCADIS/Malcolm Pirnie
ESTCP Mar 2012

Comprehensive MMRP Live Site Technology Demonstration of Advanced Geophysics and Advanced Classification Methods

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Project ID: MR-201230
Principal Investigator: Ms. Victoria Kantsios, URS Group, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Quality Control Methodologies for Advanced EMI Sensor Data Acquisition and Anomaly Classification

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Project ID: MR-201231
Principal Investigator: Mr. Ryan Steigerwalt P.G., Weston Solutions, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Perform MetalMapper Classification Treatability Investigations as Part of Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Studies

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Project ID: MR-201232
Principal Investigator: Mr. Craig Murray, Parsons, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Classification Study Using a Handheld, Three-Element EMI Sensor

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Project ID: MR-2201
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
SERDP Mar 2012

Advanced EMI Models and Classification Algorithms: The Next Level of Sophistication to Improve Discrimination of Challenging Targets

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Project ID: MR-2225
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fridon Shubitidze, Dartmouth College
SERDP Mar 2012

Decision Support Tools for Munitions Response Performance Prediction and Risk Assessment

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Project ID: MR-2226
Principal Investigator: Dr. Laurens Beran, Sky Research Inc.
SERDP Mar 2012

Capturing Lessons Learned as Revealed by Large Scale Classification Demonstration Data

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Project ID: MR-201235
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Mar 2012

Real-Time Quality Control Methods for Cued EMI Data Collection

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Project ID: MR-201264
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jonathan S. Miller, Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012