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

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

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

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

Wide Area UXO Contamination Evaluation by Transect Magnetometer Surveys

Project Information
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

Project Information
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

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200740
Principal Investigator: Dr. Wesley Cobb, University of Denver
ESTCP Jun 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 of Autonomous UAV Helicopter-Magnetometer System for Wide Area Assessment

Project Information
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

Project Information
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

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

An Advanced PELAN System for Surface and Subsurface UXO Discrimination

Project Information
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

Project Information
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

Project Information
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

Project Information
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

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

Improved Analysis Algorithms for UXO Filler Identification

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

Coaxial Electromagnetic Induction Sensor for UXO Detection and Discrimination

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

Man-Portable Simultaneous Magnetometer and Electromagnetic System

Project Information
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

Project Information
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

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