False alarm reduction during landmine detection

P. J. Prado; A. Chongpison; L. Doraisamy

doi:10.1117/12.718747

27 April 2007 False alarm reduction during landmine detection

P. J. Prado, A. Chongpison, L. Doraisamy

Proceedings Volume 6553, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets XII; 65531R (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.718747
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2007, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Quadrupole Resonance sensors have the unique capability of detecting explosives from buried, plastic-cased antipersonnel and antitank landmines. The chemical specificity of this radio-frequency technique provides the potential to deliver remarkably low false alarm rates during landmine detection. This is of particular importance to deminers, who frequently come across numerous clutter items before uncovering a mine. Quadrupole Resonance is typically utilized in a confirmation mode; preceded by rapid primary scans carried out by, for example, metal detectors, ground penetrating radars or a fusion of these. Significant technical and scientific advances have resulted in the fabrication of handheld and vehicle mounted Quadrupole Resonance landmine detectors in compact, power-efficient configurations. The development work is focused on baseline sensitivity increase, as well as the achievement of high detection performance under field conditions. The mine detection capability of Quadrupole Resonance detectors has been evaluated during various blind tests. A modular handheld unit, combining primary and confirmation sensors, was designed to be operated by a single person. A series of field tests demonstrate the unique capability of Quadrupole Resonance for significant false alarm reduction.

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P. J. Prado, A. Chongpison, and L. Doraisamy "False alarm reduction during landmine detection", Proc. SPIE 6553, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets XII, 65531R (27 April 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.718747

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