Sensors

Research on sensors aims to improve detection and to provide better data to support classification. A new generation of UXO-specific sensors is emerging from SERDP and ESTCP research.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

EMI Array for Cued UXO Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200601
Principal Investigator: Dr. Barry Spargo, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
ESTCP Nov 2010

Remote Controlled Surface/Near Surface UXO Detector

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199525
ESTCP Oct 1998

Multi-Sensor Towed Array Detection System (MTADS) Pine Ridge UXO Characterization and Remediation Demonstration

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1010
ESTCP Nov 1997

Multi-Sensor Towed Array Detection System (MTADS) on Native American Lands

Project Information
Project ID: MR-2001
ESTCP Jun 2000

Advanced MTADS Demonstration on Native American Lands

Project Information
Project ID: MR-3001
ESTCP Sep 2000

Advanced MTADS Classification for Detection and Discrimination of UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-4003
ESTCP Aug 2003

Innovative Multi-Sensor Airborne Wide Area Assessment of UXO Sites: Helicopter Magnetometry

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200535-(1)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Foley Ph.D., Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Jun 2010

Multi-Sensor Towed Array Detection System (MTADS)

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199526
ESTCP Sep 1999

Wide Area UXO Screening with the Multi-Sensor Fixed-Wing Airborne System MARS

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200607
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
ESTCP Jun 2010

Next Generation HeliMag UXO Mapping Technology

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200741
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
ESTCP Dec 2009

Man-Portable Adjuncts for the MTADS

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199811
ESTCP Sep 2003

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

Demonstration of an Enhanced Vertical Magnetic Gradient System for UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200633
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Doll, Battelle
ESTCP Jan 2010

Enhanced UXO Discrimination Using Frequency-Domain Electromagnetic Induction

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200033
Principal Investigator: Dr. Barry Spargo, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
ESTCP May 2010

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

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

Enhancement and Utilization of Airborne Magnetometry for the Detection, Characterization, and Mapping of UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200037
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Doll, Battelle Memorial Institute
ESTCP Oct 2008

Innovative Multi-Sensor Airborne Wide Area Assessment of UXO Sites: LiDAR and Orthophotography

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200535-(2)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Foley Ph.D., Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Jun 2010

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

Evaluation of Airborne Electromagnetic Systems for Detection and Characterization of Unexploded Ordnance

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200101
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Doll, Battelle Memorial Institute
ESTCP Oct 2007