The quadrupole resonance (QR) technology can be used as a confirming sensor for buried plastic landmine detection by detecting the explosives within the mine.
One challenge in landmine detection lies in plastic or low metal mines that are difficult to detect by traditional metal detectors.
Last summer I had the chance to work on this project, which develops sensors to aid landmine detection.
Hand held instruments have been proposed and widely studied for landmine detection.
The quality of landmine detection affects directly the efficiency and safety of this process.
One disadvantage of the HeroRats system, however, is that the rats need nine months' training before they are ready for landmine detection.
Tantum, SL; Colwell, KA; Morton, KD; Scott, WR; Collins, LM; Torrione, PA, Feature extraction and processing of spatial frequency-domain electromagnetic induction sensor data for improved landmine discrimination, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets Xvii (2012) [abs1117/12.919421] [abs].
Tantum, SL; Colwell, KA; Scott, WR; Torrione, PA; Collins, LM; Morton, KD, Sparse model inversion and processing of spatial frequency-domain electromagnetic induction sensor array data for improved landmine discrimination, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets Xviii (2013) [abs1117/12.2016063] [abs].
The results indicate that a lightweight, easy-to-operate, low-cost and highly-sensitive optical sensor can be readily constructed for landmine and ERW detection in the field, with potential to aid worldwide efforts in landmine mitigation.
The students will conduct research applying machine learning and computer vision algorithms for real-world applications, and in particular to the detection of landmines.
The neutron generator will be used in field for the detection of explosives, landmines, drugs and other 'threat' materials.
