Land

Detection and classification of buried or sub-surface UXO is a significant technical challenge for remediation of UXO on land.  SERDP and ESTCP investments focus on developing rigorous, effective, and transparent methods to overcome this challenge.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Advanced Magnetic System for UXO Detection and Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1327
SERDP Jun 2007

Quantification of UXO Variability for Target Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1313
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jonathan Miller, SAIC
SERDP Jun 2007

Physics-Based Modeling and Signal Processing for SAR Detection of Former Bombing Ranges and Burial Pits

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1283
Principal Investigator: Mr. Lawrence Carin, Duke University
SERDP Jun 2007

Enhanced Electromagnetic Tagging for Embedded Tracking of Munitions and Ordnance During Future Remediation Efforts

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1272
Principal Investigator: Dr. Keith Shubert, Battelle Memorial Institute
SERDP Jun 2007

UXO Discrimination in Cases with Overlapping Signatures

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1282
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin O'Neill, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Apr 2007

Intra-Inversion Filtering for Use of Magnetic Fields to Locate and Characterize Magnetic Dipoles for UXO Cleanup

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1452
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raymond Rene, Rene Geophysics
SERDP Feb 2007

Signal Processing and Modeling for UXO Detection and Discrimination in Highly Contaminated Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1281
Principal Investigator: Prof. Leslie Collins, Duke University
SERDP Feb 2007

Sensor Orientation Effects on UXO Geophysical Target Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1310
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Foley Ph.D., Sky Research, Inc.
SERDP Dec 2006

A Unified Approach to UXO Discrimination Using the Method of Auxiliary Sources

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1446
Principal Investigator: Dr. Leonard Pasion, Black Tusk Geophysics, Inc.
SERDP Oct 2006

Empirical Corrections to Dipole Model

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1451
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jonathan Miller, SAIC
SERDP Oct 2006

Laser Neutralization of Hazardous Unexploded Ordnance

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199909
Principal Investigator: Mr. Valter Ezerins, Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tech Div
ESTCP Oct 2006

Monte Carlo Engine for Electromagnetic Induction Analysis

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1449
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jonathan Miller, SAIC
SERDP Sep 2006

Three-Dimensional Steerable Magnetic Field (3DSMF) Sensor System for Classification of Buried Metal Targets

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1314
Principal Investigator: Mr. Carl Nelson, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
SERDP Jul 2006

Non-Thermal On-Site Decontamination and Destruction of Practice Bombs

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200211
Principal Investigator: Mr. Harley Heaton, UXB International Inc.
ESTCP Jun 2006

Multi-Sensor CSEM Technology for Buried Target Classification

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1312
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Everett, Texas A&M University
SERDP Jun 2006

Decontamination of Test Range Metal Debris Using a Transportable Flashing Furnace

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200412
Principal Investigator: Mr. Chad Lasson, El Dorado Engineering, Inc.
ESTCP Apr 2006

Adaptive and Iterative Processing Techniques for Overlapping UXO Signatures

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

Acoustic Identification of Filler Materials in Unexploded Ordnance

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1382
Principal Investigator: Dr. Wesley Cobb, University of Denver
SERDP Apr 2006

Moving Belt Metal Detector

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1448
Principal Investigator: Ms. Deborah Mendat, Johns Hopkins University
SERDP Mar 2006

Development and Demonstration of a Handheld, Broadband Electromagnetic UXO Sensor

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200036
Principal Investigator: Dr. I.J. Won, Geophex, Ltd.
ESTCP Jan 2006