Minefield reconnaissance and detector system
Abstract
A multi-sensor system (10) for detecting the presence of objects on the surface of the ground or buried just under the surface, such as anti-personnel or anti-tank mines or the like. A remote sensor platform (12) has a plurality of metal detector sensors (22) and a plurality of short pulse radar sensors (24). The remote sensor platform (12) is remotely controlled from a processing and control unit (14) and signals from the remote sensor platform (12) are sent to the processing and control unit (14) where they are individually evaluated in separate data analysis subprocess steps (34, 36) to obtain a probability "score" for each of the pluralities of sensors (22, 24). These probability scores are combined in a fusion subprocess step (38) by comparing score sets to a probability table (130) which is derived based upon the historical incidence of object present conditions given that score set. A decision making rule is applied to provide an output which is optionally provided to a marker subprocess (40) for controlling a marker device (76) to mark the location of found objects.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- EG & G Energy Measurements Inc
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869265
- Patent Number(s):
- 5307272
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F41 - WEAPONS F41H - ARMOUR
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC08-88NV10617
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- minefield; reconnaissance; detector; multi-sensor; 10; detecting; presence; surface; ground; buried; anti-personnel; anti-tank; mines; remote; sensor; platform; 12; plurality; metal; sensors; 22; pulse; radar; 24; remotely; controlled; processing; control; unit; 14; signals; individually; evaluated; separate; data; analysis; subprocess; steps; 34; 36; obtain; probability; score; pluralities; scores; combined; fusion; step; 38; comparing; sets; table; 130; derived; based; historical; incidence; conditions; set; decision; rule; applied; provide; output; optionally; provided; marker; 40; controlling; device; 76; mark; location; found; data analysis; control unit; remotely controlled; separate data; remote sensor; sensor platform; process step; pulse radar; radar sensor; rate data; remotely control; process steps; /700/102/180/280/324/340/342/702/
Citation Formats
Butler, Millard T, Cave, Steven P, Creager, James D, Johnson, Charles M, Mathes, John B, and Smith, Kirk J. Minefield reconnaissance and detector system. United States: N. p., 1994.
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Butler, Millard T, Cave, Steven P, Creager, James D, Johnson, Charles M, Mathes, John B, & Smith, Kirk J. Minefield reconnaissance and detector system. United States.
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@article{osti_869265,
title = {Minefield reconnaissance and detector system},
author = {Butler, Millard T and Cave, Steven P and Creager, James D and Johnson, Charles M and Mathes, John B and Smith, Kirk J},
abstractNote = {A multi-sensor system (10) for detecting the presence of objects on the surface of the ground or buried just under the surface, such as anti-personnel or anti-tank mines or the like. A remote sensor platform (12) has a plurality of metal detector sensors (22) and a plurality of short pulse radar sensors (24). The remote sensor platform (12) is remotely controlled from a processing and control unit (14) and signals from the remote sensor platform (12) are sent to the processing and control unit (14) where they are individually evaluated in separate data analysis subprocess steps (34, 36) to obtain a probability "score" for each of the pluralities of sensors (22, 24). These probability scores are combined in a fusion subprocess step (38) by comparing score sets to a probability table (130) which is derived based upon the historical incidence of object present conditions given that score set. A decision making rule is applied to provide an output which is optionally provided to a marker subprocess (40) for controlling a marker device (76) to mark the location of found objects.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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