Dr. Steven S. Bishop Profile

Dr. Steven S. Bishop

Project Leader at US Army CCDC C5ISR Ctr Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate

SPIE Involvement:

Editor | Author

Area of Expertise:

landmine , structural , vibrometric , detection , modeling , acoustic

Publications (24)

Proceedings Article | 30 April 2018 Paper

Backscattering stripmapped synthetic aperture air acoustic array experiments for imaging a ground canonical target through a hexagonal rod array of clutter

Steven Bishop, Timothy Moore, Peter Gugino, Brett Smith, Kathryn Kirkwood, Joshua Gong, Michael Kickbush, Murray Korman

Proceedings Volume 10628, 106281I (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2307676

KEYWORDS: Acoustics, Imaging arrays, Target detection, Scattering, Imaging systems, Backscatter, Aluminum, Transducers, Sensors, Roads

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Proceedings Article | 30 April 2018 Paper

High-bandwidth acoustic detection system (HBADS) for stripmap synthetic aperture acoustic imaging of canonical ground targets using airborne sound and a 16 element receiving array

Steven Bishop, Timothy Moore, Peter Gugino, Brett Smith, Kathryn Kirkwood, Murray Korman

Proceedings Volume 10628, 106281J (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2307679

KEYWORDS: Acoustics, Interferometry, Scattering, Imaging systems, Reflectors, Diffraction, Data acquisition, Transceivers, Synthetic apertures

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 2015 Paper

A synthetic aperture acoustic prototype system

Robert Luke, Steven Bishop, Aaron Chan, Peter Gugino, Thomas Donzelli, Mehrdad Soumekh

Proceedings Volume 9454, 94540Y (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2177457

KEYWORDS: Acoustics, Transceivers, Foam, Prototyping, Imaging systems, Signal processing, Interference (communication), Target detection, General packet radio service, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2012 Paper

Synthetic aperture acoustic imaging of non-metallic cords

Aldo A. Glean, Chelsea Good, Joseph Vignola, John Judge, Teresa Ryan, Steven Bishop, Peter Gugino, Mehrdad Soumekh

Proceedings Volume 8357, 83570I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.921703

KEYWORDS: Acoustics, Transceivers, Synthetic aperture radar, Imaging systems, Backscatter, Optical fiber cables, Target detection, Computer programming, Data acquisition, Electromagnetism

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Proceedings Article | 23 May 2011 Paper

Synthetic aperture acoustic imaging of canonical targets with a 2-15 kHz linear FM chirp

Joseph Vignola, John Judge, Chelsea Good, Steven Bishop, Peter Gugino, Mehrdad Soumekh

Proceedings Volume 8017, 80170E (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.882547

KEYWORDS: Acoustics, Synthetic aperture radar, Scanners, Neodymium, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Current controlled current source, Image restoration, Transceivers, Backscatter

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Proceedings Article | 29 April 2010 Paper

Outdoor synthetic aperture acoustic ground target measurements

Steven Bishop, Therese-Ann Ngaya, Joe Vignola, John Judge, Jay Marble, Peter Gugino, Mehrdad Soumekh, Erik Rosen

Proceedings Volume 7664, 76641Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.851802

KEYWORDS: Acoustics, Transceivers, Optical spheres, Synthetic aperture radar, Foam, Metals, Reconstruction algorithms, Spherical lenses, Image processing, Wavefront reconstruction

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2009 Paper

Demultiplexing multiple-beam laser Doppler vibrometry for continuous scanning

Richard Burgett, Vyacheslav Aranchuk, James Sabatier, Steven Bishop

Proceedings Volume 7303, 73030I (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818219

KEYWORDS: Laser Doppler velocimetry, Spatial resolution, Doppler effect, Sensors, Data processing, Electronics, Vibrometry, Beam splitters, Land mines, Bragg cells

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2009 Paper

Synthetic aperture acoustic measurements of stationary suspended cinderblock and surrogate substitutes

Steven Bishop, Teresa Woods, Joe Vignola, John Judge, Mehrdad Soumekh

Proceedings Volume 7303, 73030J (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817094

KEYWORDS: Acoustics, Foam, Wavefront reconstruction, Transceivers, Automatic target recognition, Synthetic aperture radar, Reconstruction algorithms, Objectives, Inspection, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 29 April 2009 Paper

Proposed design of search radar for thin wire detection

Jay Marble, Steve Bishop

Proceedings Volume 7308, 73080H (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817866

KEYWORDS: Radar, Scattering, Chemical elements, Electromagnetic scattering, Image processing, Electromagnetism, Data processing, Polarization, Electromagnetic radiation, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 7 May 2007 Paper

Direct mechanical landmine excitation with scanner laser Doppler vibrometer surface measurements

S. Bishop, J. Vignola, J. Judge, P. Tsopelas, A. Kurdila

Proceedings Volume 6553, 655304 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.721512

KEYWORDS: Land mines, Acoustics, Laser Doppler velocimetry, Sensors, Doppler effect, Mining, Actuators, Velocity measurements, Phase velocity, Laser scanners

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2006 Paper

Contact-probe-based excitation method for mine detection: application on a VS1.6 Italian landmine

Steven Bishop, John Judge, Joseph Vignola, Christopher Smith, Tung-Huei Chen, Panagiotis Tsolpelas

Proceedings Volume 6217, 62171A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672916

KEYWORDS: Land mines, Mining, Velocity measurements, Doppler effect, Acoustics, Sensors, Phase velocity, Wave propagation, Vibrometry, Laser Doppler velocimetry

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Proceedings Article | 10 June 2005 Paper

Finite element modal analysis of an Italian VS-1.6 antitank landmine pressure plate

Steven Bishop, Tung-Huei Chen, Panagiotis Tsopelas

Proceedings Volume 5794, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.602555

KEYWORDS: Laser induced plasma spectroscopy, Land mines, Mining, Modal analysis, 3D modeling, Finite element methods, Sensors, Chemical elements, Signal processing, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 10 June 2005 Paper

Application of matched subspace detectors to target detection and identification in ground penetrating radar data

Peter Torrione, Chandra Throckmorton, Leslie Collins, Fred Clodfelter, Shane Frasier, Ian Starnes, Steven Bishop, Peter Gugino, Peter Howard, Richard Weaver, Erik Rosen

Proceedings Volume 5794, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.602754

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Target detection, Land mines, Ground penetrating radar, Radar, General packet radio service, Signal detection, Detection and tracking algorithms, Target recognition, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2004 Paper

AT mine overpass capability of ground-vehicle mine detection system

Velimir Maksimovic, Panos Tsopelas, Lawrence Makowsky, Steven Bishop, Peter Gugino, Carl Wiggins

Proceedings Volume 5415, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.544209

KEYWORDS: Mining, Land mines, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Calibration, Soil science, Data acquisition, Roads, Manufacturing, Transducers

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2004 Paper

Feature-based processing of prescreener-generated alarms for performance improvements in target identification using the NIITEK ground-penetrating radar system

Peter Torrione, Chandra Throckmorton, Leslie Collins, J. Clodfelter, Shane Frasier, Ian Starnes, Steven Bishop, Peter Gugino, Peter Howard, Richard Weaver, Erik Rosen

Proceedings Volume 5415, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.540926

KEYWORDS: General packet radio service, Detection and tracking algorithms, Land mines, Roads, Target recognition, Ground penetrating radar, Receivers, Sensors, Hough transforms, Image classification

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2003 Paper

Ground-penetrating radar performance analysis using an empirical model

Meghan McGovern, Carl Wiggins, Steven Bishop

Proceedings Volume 5089, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.486364

KEYWORDS: Mining, General packet radio service, Soil science, Data modeling, Palladium, Performance modeling, Land mines, Metals, Sensors, Automatic target recognition

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2003 Paper

Processing of GPR data from NIITEK landmine detection system

Justin Legarsky, J. Broach, Steven Bishop

Proceedings Volume 5089, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.497133

KEYWORDS: Land mines, Mining, General packet radio service, Image processing, Signal processing, Filtering (signal processing), Sensors, Image filtering, Electronic filtering, Feature extraction

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2003 Paper

Investigation into the sources of persistent ground-penetrating radar false alarms: data collection, excavation, and analysis

Erik Rosen, Alex Blackburn, Elizabeth Ayers, Steven Bishop

Proceedings Volume 5089, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.489023

KEYWORDS: Soil science, General packet radio service, Land mines, Ground penetrating radar, Statistical analysis, Automatic target recognition, Mining, Particles, Sensors, Detection and tracking algorithms

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Proceedings Article | 13 August 2002 Paper

Thermal analyses of SIM-25 and VS1.6 land mines

Massimo Ruzzene, Francesco Soranna, Thomas Becker, Mark Cumo, Steven Bishop

Proceedings Volume 4742, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479096

KEYWORDS: Land mines, Explosives, Soil science, Thermal modeling, 3D modeling, Thermal analysis, Solids, Temperature metrology, Mining, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 2001 Paper

Fusion of energy-based processing and HMM GPR algorithms for the mine hunter/killer program

King Ho, Paul Gader, Steven Bishop, David Lang, Brian Duston

Proceedings Volume 4394, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.445534

KEYWORDS: General packet radio service, Land mines, Palladium, Mining, Detection and tracking algorithms, Sensors, Data fusion, Fusion energy, Calibration, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 2001 Paper

Improved close-in detection for the mine hunter/killer system

Steven Bishop, Stephen Campana, Brian Duston, David Lang, Carl Wiggins

Proceedings Volume 4394, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.445449

KEYWORDS: Sensors, General packet radio service, Mining, Land mines, Metals, Forward looking infrared, Dielectrophoresis, Cameras, Algorithm development, Target detection

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 2001 Paper

Characteristics of the mine hunter/killer close-in detector 16-coil vehicular-mounted metal detector array

Lloyd Riggs, Frank Wing, Carl Nelson, Carl Wiggins, Steven Bishop

Proceedings Volume 4394, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.445493

KEYWORDS: Copper, Metals, Sensors, Land mines, Mining, Detector arrays, Receivers, General packet radio service, Transmitters, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2000 Paper

Sensor data fusion for mine detection from a vehicle-mounted system

Indar Bhatia, Vince Diehl, Tim Moore, Jay Marble, Ky Tran, Steven Bishop

Proceedings Volume 4038, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.396310

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Neural networks, Land mines, General packet radio service, Metals, Mining, Infrared sensors, Data fusion, Infrared signatures, Antennas

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2000 Paper

Close-in detection system for the Mine Hunter/Killer program

Steven Bishop, Stephen Campana, David Lang, Carl Wiggins

Proceedings Volume 4038, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.396205

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Land mines, Metals, Mining, General packet radio service, Signal processing, Forward looking infrared, Imaging systems, Target detection, Filtering (signal processing)

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