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

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

Expanded Processing Techniques for EMI Systems

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

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

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

Next Generation Data Collection System for One-Pass Detection and Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200908
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
ESTCP Dec 2011

Robust Statistics and Regularization for Feature Extraction and UXO Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1629
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jonathan S. Miller, Sky Research, Inc.
SERDP Jul 2011

Inertial/GPS Integrated Geolocation System for Detection and Recovery of Buried Munitions

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1565
Principal Investigator: Dr. Christopher Jekeli, Ohio State University
SERDP Jul 2011

An Electromagnetic System with Dynamic Multi-Axis Transmitter and Tensor Gradiometer Receiver

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1534
Principal Investigator: Mr. David George, G&G Sciences Inc.
SERDP Jun 2011

Advanced Signal Processing for Detailed Site Characterization and Target Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1669
Principal Investigator: Dr. Peter Weichman, BAE Systems
SERDP Apr 2011

Advanced UXO Detection and Discrimination Using Magnetic Data Based on Extended Euler Deconvolution and Shape Identification Through Multipole Moments

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1638
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Krahenbuhl, Colorado School of Mines
SERDP Apr 2011

Development of a Micro-Fabricated Total-Field Magnetometer

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1512
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Prouty, Geometrics
SERDP Mar 2011