Detection of bulk explosives using the GPR only portion of the HSTAMIDS system

Joshua Tabony; Douglas O. Carlson; Herbert A. Duvoisin III; Juan Torres-Rosario

doi:10.1117/12.852654

29 April 2010 Detection of bulk explosives using the GPR only portion of the HSTAMIDS system

Joshua Tabony, Douglas O. Carlson, Herbert A. Duvoisin III, Juan Torres-Rosario

Proceedings Volume 7664, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XV; 76642D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.852654
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The legacy AN/PSS-14 (Army-Navy Portable Special Search-14) Handheld Mine Detecting Set (also called HSTAMIDS for Handheld Standoff Mine Detection System) has proven itself over the last 7 years as the state-of-the-art in land mine detection, both for the US Army and for Humanitarian Demining groups. Its dual GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) and MD (Metal Detection) sensor has provided receiver operating characteristic curves (probability of detection or Pd versus false alarm rate or FAR) that routinely set the mark for such devices. Since its inception and type-classification in 2003 as the US (United States) Army standard, the desire for use of the AN/PSS-14 against alternate threats - such as bulk explosives - has recently become paramount. To this end, L-3 CyTerra has developed and tested bulk explosive detection and discrimination algorithms using only the Stepped Frequency Continuous Wave (SFCW) Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) portion of the system, versus the fused version that is used to optimally detect land mines. Performance of the new bulk explosive algorithm against representative zero-metal bulk explosive target and clutter emplacements is depicted, with the utility to the operator also described.

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Joshua Tabony, Douglas O. Carlson, Herbert A. Duvoisin III, and Juan Torres-Rosario "Detection of bulk explosives using the GPR only portion of the HSTAMIDS system", Proc. SPIE 7664, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XV, 76642D (29 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.852654

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General packet radio service

Explosives

Detection and tracking algorithms

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