Mr. Ronald R. Rupp Profile

Ronald R. Rupp

Electronics Engineer at US Army CCDC C5ISR Ctr Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate

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Publications (9)

Proceedings Article | 13 May 2016 Paper

Analysis of laser return pulse from multilayered objects

Jim Hollinger, Alyssa Vessey, Ryan Close, Seth Middleton, Kathryn Williams, Ronald Rupp, Son Nguyen

Proceedings Volume 9859, 985903 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2222544

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, LIDAR, Optical simulations, Avalanche photodetectors, Sensors, Laser range finders, Radon, Photons, Reflection, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2016 Paper

Advances in ground vehicle-based LADAR for standoff detection of road-side hazards

Jim Hollinger, Alyssa Vessey, Ryan Close, Seth Middleton, Kathryn Williams, Ronald Rupp, Son Nguyen

Proceedings Volume 9823, 98231P (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2222558

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Sensors, Standoff detection, Detection and tracking algorithms, Environmental sensing, Vegetation, Radar, Pulsed laser operation, Reflectors, Extremely high frequency

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Proceedings Article | 29 April 2008 Paper

Comparative performance between compressed and uncompressed airborne imagery

Chung Phan, Ronald Rupp, Sanjeev Agarwal, Anh Trang, Sumesh Nair

Proceedings Volume 6953, 69530U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.782360

KEYWORDS: Image compression, Land mines, Detection and tracking algorithms, Algorithms, Target detection, Mining, Data compression, Sensors, Image quality, Unmanned aerial vehicles

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2006 Paper

Design tradeoffs for an airborne minefield detection system

Saurabh Agarwal, Sanjeev Agarwal, Ron Rupp, Anh Trang

Proceedings Volume 6217, 62173E (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673806

KEYWORDS: Land mines, Sensors, Target detection, Detection and tracking algorithms, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Statistical analysis, Image segmentation, Device simulation, Data modeling, Mining

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2004 Paper

Lightweight airborne standoff minefield detection laser prototype

Ronald Rupp, Zenon Derzko, George Ax

Proceedings Volume 5415, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.556016

KEYWORDS: Receivers, Fiber optic illuminators, Cameras, Pulsed laser operation, Mining, Prototyping, Semiconductor lasers, Beam controllers, Polarization, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 13 August 2002 Paper

Statistical analysis of polarization responses for land mines in various solar angles and backgrounds using airborne laser imagery

Hanna Haskett, Ronald Rupp

Proceedings Volume 4742, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479068

KEYWORDS: Mining, Polarization, Land mines, Sun, Airborne laser technology, Sensors, Statistical analysis, Image registration, Databases, Data analysis

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Proceedings Article | 13 August 2002 Paper

Land mine performance bounds in various background using airborne 808 nm laser imagery

Hanna Haskett, Ronald Rupp

Proceedings Volume 4742, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479059

KEYWORDS: Land mines, Mining, Detection and tracking algorithms, Palladium, Dubnium, Tantalum, Terbium, Sensors, Airborne laser technology, Target detection

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