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

ALLTEM Multi-Axis Electromagnetic Induction System Demonstration and Validation

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Project ID: MR-200809
Principal Investigator: Dr. Theodore Asch, U.S. Geological Survey
ESTCP Aug 2012

Man-Portable Vector EMI Sensor for Full UXO Characterization

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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

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Project ID: MR-1716
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sy-Hwang Liou, University of Nebraska
SERDP May 2012

Handheld Electromagnetic Induction Sensor for Cued UXO Discrimination / Man-Portable Electromagnetic Induction Array for UXO Detection and Discrimination

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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

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Project ID: MR-2105
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Oden, Earth Science Systems, LLC
SERDP Apr 2012

Miniature Wide-Band Atomic Magnetometer

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Project ID: MR-1568
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Prouty, Geometrics
SERDP Dec 2011

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

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

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

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

Development of a Micro-Fabricated Total-Field Magnetometer

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

MetalMapper: A Multi-Sensor TEM System for UXO Detection and Classification

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Project ID: MR-200603
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Prouty, Geometrics
ESTCP Mar 2011

Cost-Aware Design of a Discrimination Strategy for Unexploded Ordnance Cleanup

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Project ID: MR-1715
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeremiah Remus, Clarkson University
SERDP Feb 2011

Timed Neutron Technique for UXO Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-1635
Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel Holslin, SAIC
SERDP Dec 2010

EMI Array for Cued UXO Discrimination

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

Improved Processing, Analysis, and Use of Historical Photography

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Project ID: MR-200812
Principal Investigator: Mr. Larry Tinney, TerraSpectra Geomatics
ESTCP Oct 2010

Handheld UXO Discriminator

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Project ID: MR-1667
Principal Investigator: Dr. Erika Gasperikova, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
SERDP Oct 2010

Detection and Discrimination of Small Munitions Using Giant Magnetoresistive Sensors

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Project ID: MR-1639
Principal Investigator: Dr. Janet Simms, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Sep 2010

Handheld Frequency Domain Vector Electromagnetic Induction Sensing for UXO Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-1537
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin O'Neill, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Jul 2010

Sub-Audio Magnetics; Miniature Sensor Technology for Simultaneous Magnetic and Electromagnetic Detection

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Project ID: MR-200322
Principal Investigator: Mr. Lynn Helms, Huntsville-Army
ESTCP Jul 2010

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

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

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

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

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

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

Simultaneous Magnetometer and EM61 Mk2 Vehicle-Towed Array for Wide Area Assessment

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Project ID: MR-200531
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Siegel, SAIC
ESTCP Jun 2010

Wide Area UXO Contamination Evaluation by Transect Magnetometer Surveys

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

High Density LiDAR and Orthophotography in UXO Wide Area Assessment

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Project ID: MR-200534
Principal Investigator: Mr. Dale Bennett, URS Corporation
ESTCP Jun 2010

Operational Evaluation of a New Acoustic Technique for UXO Filler Identification

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Project ID: MR-200740
Principal Investigator: Dr. Wesley Cobb, University of Denver
ESTCP Jun 2010

Enhanced UXO Discrimination Using Frequency-Domain Electromagnetic Induction

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

Development of Autonomous UAV Helicopter-Magnetometer System for Wide Area Assessment

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Project ID: MR-1509
Principal Investigator: Mr. Roelof Versteeg, Idaho National Lab
SERDP Apr 2010

Development of Parameters for the Collection and Analysis of LiDAR at Military Munitions Sites

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Project ID: MR-200737
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Selfridge, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (USAESCH)
ESTCP Feb 2010

Demonstration of an Enhanced Vertical Magnetic Gradient System for UXO

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

Next Generation HeliMag UXO Mapping Technology

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

An Advanced PELAN System for Surface and Subsurface UXO Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-200503
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Sullivan, SAIC
ESTCP Nov 2009

Examination of Airborne Frequency-Domain Electromagnetic System Attributes for UXO Mapping and Detection

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Project ID: MR-1633
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Doll, Battelle Memorial Institute
SERDP Nov 2009

Man-Portable Magnetic Scalar Triangulation and Ranging System for Detection, Localization and Discrimination of UXO

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Project ID: MR-1511
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roy Wiegert, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
SERDP Nov 2009

New Man-Portable Vector Time Domain Electromagnetic Induction Sensor and Physically Complete Processing Approaches for UXO Discrimination Under Realistic Field Conditions

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Project ID: MR-1443
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin O'Neill, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Sep 2009

Compact, Low-Noise Magnetic Sensor with Fluxgate (DC) and Induction (AC) Modes of Operation

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Project ID: MR-1444
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yongming Zhang, QUASAR Federal Systems
SERDP Jun 2009

Improved Analysis Algorithms for UXO Filler Identification

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Project ID: MR-1383
Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel Holslin, SAIC
SERDP Feb 2009

Coaxial Electromagnetic Induction Sensor for UXO Detection and Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-200418
Principal Investigator: Dr. I.J. Won, Geophex, Ltd.
ESTCP Dec 2008

Man-Portable Simultaneous Magnetometer and Electromagnetic System

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Project ID: MR-200414
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Selfridge, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (USAESCH)
ESTCP Dec 2008

A Multisensor System for the Detection and Characterization of UXO

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

Airborne, Multi-Sensor, Wide-Area Assessment of Ordnance-Contaminated Sites

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Project ID: MR-200416
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Foley Ph.D., Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Oct 2008

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

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

Development and Evaluation of an Airborne Superconducting Quantum Interference Device-Based Magnetic Gradiometer Tensor System for Detection, Characterization, and Mapping of Unexploded Ordnance

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Project ID: MR-1316
Principal Investigator: Mr. T. Jeffrey Gamey, Battelle
SERDP Aug 2008

On-Time Three-Dimensional Time-Domain EMI and Tensor Magnetic Gradiometry for UXO Detection and Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-1328
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Wright, U.S. Geological Survey
SERDP Jun 2008

Magnetic Sensors with a Picotesla Magnetic Field Sensitivity at Room Temperature

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Project ID: MR-1569
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sy-Hwang Liou, University of Nebraska
SERDP Jun 2008

Single Ferromagnetic Nanocontact-Based Devices as Magnetic Field Sensors

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Project ID: MR-1593
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stanko Brankovic, Universiyt of Houston
SERDP Mar 2008

Neutron Spectrometry for Identification of Filler Material in Recovered UXO

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Project ID: MR-1386
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mary Bliss, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
SERDP Dec 2007

Helicopter Magnetometer Platform Based on Compact Induction Sensors

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Project ID: MR-1594
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yongming Zhang, QUASAR Federal Systems
SERDP Dec 2007

Active Tensor Magnetic Gradiometer System

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Project ID: MR-1514
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Smith, US Geological Survey
SERDP Nov 2007

Handheld UXO Sensor Improvements to Facilitate UXO/Clutter Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-1381
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
SERDP Nov 2007

A New Sensor Based Upon a Rotating-Coil Electromagnetic Induction Concept

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Project ID: MR-1447
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jim McDonald, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
SERDP Oct 2007

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

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

Frequency Domain Electromagnetic Sensor Array Development

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Project ID: MR-1450
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
SERDP Sep 2007

Advanced Magnetic System for UXO Detection and Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-1327
SERDP Jun 2007

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

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

Multi-Sensor CSEM Technology for Buried Target Classification

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

Acoustic Identification of Filler Materials in Unexploded Ordnance

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

Moving Belt Metal Detector

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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

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

Airborne UXO Surveys Using Magnetometer Arrays

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Project ID: MR-200031
ESTCP Oct 2005

Ultra-Wideband, Fully Polarimetric Ground Penetrating Radar for UXO Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-199902
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin O'Neill, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Jul 2005

Analysis and Processing of PELAN Data

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Project ID: MR-1384
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kurt Hacker, Naval EOD Technology Division
SERDP Apr 2005

Handheld Sensor for Unexploded Ordnance Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-200108
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
ESTCP Jan 2005

Combined Electromagnetic and Magnetometer Data Acquisition and Processing

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Project ID: MR-200208
Principal Investigator: Mr. Roger Young, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ESTCP Jan 2005

EMI Sensor Optimized for UXO Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-1315
Principal Investigator: Dr. Barry Spargo, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
SERDP Jan 2005

PELAN - A Transportable, Neutron-Based UXO Identification Probe

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Project ID: MR-200106
Principal Investigator: Dr. Phillip Womble, Western Kentucky University
ESTCP Oct 2004

Application of Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar to UXO Delineation

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Project ID: MR-200126
Principal Investigator: Dr. Janet Simms, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Oct 2004

UXO Characterization with a Fast 4-D TEM System

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Project ID: MR-200105
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ken Zonge, Zonge Engineering and Research Organization, Inc.
ESTCP Aug 2004

Dual Mode Operation of GEM-3 as Time-Domain/Frequency- Domain Sensor

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Project ID: MR-1358
Principal Investigator: Dr. I.J. Won, Geophex, Ltd.
SERDP Jun 2004

GEM-3D Sensor Development (SEED Project)

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Project ID: MR-1353
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin O'Neill, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Jan 2004

Man-Portable Adjuncts for the MTADS

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Project ID: MR-199811
ESTCP Sep 2003

Advanced MTADS Classification for Detection and Discrimination of UXO

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Project ID: MR-4003
ESTCP Aug 2003

Multispectral Munitions Locating System

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Project ID: MR-1273
Principal Investigator: Dr. Al Quintana, NAWC-WD
SERDP Jul 2003

Low-Frequency Ultra-Wideband Synethetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for Remote Detection of UXO

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Project ID: MR-1070
Principal Investigator: Mr. Marc Ressler, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
SERDP Oct 2001

Electromagnetic Induction and Magnetic Sensor Fusion for Enhanced UXO Target Classification

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Project ID: MR-199812
ESTCP Oct 2001

Novel Acoustic Technique for UXO Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-1172
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Bell, Battelle
SERDP Jun 2001

Assessment of the Potential for Microgravimetry in Remote Discrimination and Identification of Buried UXO

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Project ID: MR-1170
Principal Investigator: Dwain Butler, Geotechnical Laboratory
SERDP Dec 2000

Advanced MTADS Demonstration on Native American Lands

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Project ID: MR-3001
ESTCP Sep 2000

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

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Project ID: MR-2001
ESTCP Jun 2000

Environmental Impacts to the Chemical Signature Emanating from Buried UXO

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Project ID: MR-1094
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jim Phelan, Sandia National Laboratories
SERDP Oct 1999

Remote Sensing of Surface UXO with Active Laser and Passive Infrared Airborne Line Scanner

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Project ID: MR-199523
Principal Investigator: Mr. Hollis (Jay) Bennett, Jr., USACE WES
ESTCP Oct 1999

Multi-Sensor Towed Array Detection System (MTADS)

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Project ID: MR-199526
ESTCP Sep 1999

Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Detection by Enhanced Harmonic Radar

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Project ID: MR-1071
SERDP May 1999

Innovative Seismic System for Buried Unexploded Ordnance Detection and Classification

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Project ID: MR-1091
Principal Investigator: Mr. Peter Krumhansl, BBN Technologies (Verizion)
SERDP Dec 1998

Remote Controlled Surface/Near Surface UXO Detector

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Project ID: MR-199525
ESTCP Oct 1998

Multisensor Data Fusion for Detection of Unexploded Ordnance

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Project ID: MR-1052
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ernesto Cespedes, US Army WES/EE-S
SERDP Oct 1998

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

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Project ID: MR-1010
ESTCP Nov 1997