Advances in ground vehicle-based LADAR for standoff detection of road-side hazards

Jim Hollinger; Alyssa Vessey; Ryan Close; Seth Middleton; Kathryn Williams; Ronald Rupp; Son Nguyen

doi:10.1117/12.2222558

3 May 2016 Advances in ground vehicle-based LADAR for standoff detection of road-side hazards

Jim Hollinger, Alyssa Vessey, Ryan Close, Seth Middleton, Kathryn Williams, Ronald Rupp, Son Nguyen

Proceedings Volume 9823, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XXI; 98231P (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2222558
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2016, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

Commercial sensor technology has the potential to bring cost-effective sensors to a number of U.S. Army applications. By using sensors built for a widespread of commercial application, such as the automotive market, the Army can decrease costs of future systems while increasing overall capabilities. Additional sensors operating in alternate and orthogonal modalities can also be leveraged to gain a broader spectrum measurement of the environment. Leveraging multiple phenomenologies can reduce false alarms and make detection algorithms more robust to varied concealment materials. In this paper, this approach is applied to the detection of roadside hazards partially concealed by light-to-medium vegetation. This paper will present advances in detection algorithms using a ground vehicle-based commercial LADAR system. The benefits of augmenting a LADAR with millimeter-wave automotive radar and results from relevant data sets are also discussed.

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Jim Hollinger, Alyssa Vessey, Ryan Close, Seth Middleton, Kathryn Williams, Ronald Rupp, and Son Nguyen "Advances in ground vehicle-based LADAR for standoff detection of road-side hazards", Proc. SPIE 9823, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XXI, 98231P (3 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2222558

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