Resolution requirements for thermal detection of buried land mines

Pierre Soelberg; Jesper Storm; Bjarne Stage; Helge B.D. Sorensen

doi:10.1117/12.396240

22 August 2000 Resolution requirements for thermal detection of buried land mines

Pierre Soelberg, Jesper Storm, Bjarne Stage, Helge B.D. Sorensen

Proceedings Volume 4038, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets V; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.396240
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The thermal properties and shape of a buried land mine can, by natural means such as diurnal cycles, result in a temperature profile on the ground surface. By exploiting the presence of this thermal signature, IR imaging has demonstrated the ability to detect buried mine-like objects. Of importance to the practical success of this technology is the ability to obtain a spatial resolution which allows discrimination of mine signatures from background clutter. This paper describes findings from a study conducted to establish the clutter statistics of natural occurring backgrounds. A novel approach is presented: the use of 2D autoregressive models to detect the unnatural variations in the background caused by buried miens. With this knowledge we have developed a process to estimate the camera resolution necessary to reliably detect and discriminate a thermal signature originating from a buried mine-like object in various terrain types.

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Pierre Soelberg, Jesper Storm, Bjarne Stage, and Helge B.D. Sorensen "Resolution requirements for thermal detection of buried land mines", Proc. SPIE 4038, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets V, (22 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.396240

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