Dual sensor platforms for UXO/landmine detection using GPR and EMI

Jay Marble; Kevin Hong

doi:10.1117/12.853681

29 April 2010 Dual sensor platforms for UXO/landmine detection using GPR and EMI

Jay Marble, Kevin Hong

Proceedings Volume 7664, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XV; 76641W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853681
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Metal detectors and ground penetrating radar have become the standard sensors for buried landmine and UXO detection. Joint systems have existed since the late 90s. Recent system development has again led to the placement of MD and GPR sensors on ground vehicles for detection of in-road landmine and UXO objects. In this work, two prominent systems - one GPR and one metal detector - are operated on a test site populated with landmine and deep buried UXO. The strength of the GPR is the ability to detect plastic cased landmines while the strength of the metal detector is to detect deep buried UXO. The sensors' capabilities overlap in regards to metal cased landmines. A simple fusion approach is used to show how these two sensors can be used together to create a platform that carries the strengths of both sensors. The final alarm list averages the confidence values produced by each sensor. ROC curves are used to quantify the performance. Curves are presented for each sensor standing alone and for their fusion performance.

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Jay Marble and Kevin Hong "Dual sensor platforms for UXO/landmine detection using GPR and EMI", Proc. SPIE 7664, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XV, 76641W (29 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853681

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