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.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Advancing Discrimination Performance by Integrating SAINT with Handheld Electromagnetic Induction Sensors

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200810
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Jun 2008

Identification of UXO using the Associated Particle Neutron Time-of-Flight Technique

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1769
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sudeep Mitra, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
SERDP Apr 2010

Bistatic Portable Electromagnetic Induction Sensor with Integrated Positioning

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1712
Principal Investigator: Dr. Benjamin Barrowes, US Army Corps of Engineers
SERDP Oct 2010

High-Power Vehicle-Towed TEM for Small Ordnance Detection

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

Classification Study Using a Handheld, Three-Element EMI Sensor

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

Improved Reliability and Usability of the MetalMapper System

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201309
Principal Investigator: Mr. Bart Hoekstra, Geometrics, Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2013