Incorporating advanced EMI technologies in operational munitions characterization surveys

Jonathan S. Miller; Fridon Shubiditze; Leonard Pasion; Gregory Schultz; Heesoo Chung

doi:10.1117/12.884021

23 May 2011 Incorporating advanced EMI technologies in operational munitions characterization surveys

Jonathan S. Miller, Fridon Shubiditze, Leonard Pasion, Gregory Schultz, Heesoo Chung

Proceedings Volume 8017, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XVI; 801704 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.884021
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2011, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The presence of unexploded ordnance (UXO), discarded military munitions (DMM), and munitions constituents (MC) at both active and formerly used defense sites (FUDS) has created a necessity for production-level efforts to remove these munitions and explosives of concern (MEC). Ordnance and explosives (OE) and UXO removal operations typically employ electromagnetic induction (EMI) or magnetometer surveys to identify potential MEC hazards in previously determined areas of interest. A major cost factor in these operations is the significant allocation of resources for the excavation of harmless objects associated with fragmentation, scrap, or geological clutter. Recent advances in classification and discrimination methodologies, as well as the development of sensor technologies that fully exploit physics-based analysis, have demonstrated promise for significantly reducing the false alarm rate due to MEC related clutter. This paper identifies some of the considerations for and the challenges associated with implementing these discrimination methodologies and advanced sensor technologies in production-level surveys. Specifically, we evaluate the implications of deploying an advanced multi-axis EMI sensor at a variety of MEC sites, the discrimination methodologies that leverage the data produced by this sensor, and the potential for productivity increase that could be realized by incorporating this advanced technology as part of production protocol.

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Jonathan S. Miller, Fridon Shubiditze, Leonard Pasion, Gregory Schultz, and Heesoo Chung "Incorporating advanced EMI technologies in operational munitions characterization surveys", Proc. SPIE 8017, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XVI, 801704 (23 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.884021

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