| Remote Sensing Plant Stress Using Combined Fluorescence and Reflectance Measurements for Early Detection of Defoliants within the Battlefield Environment |
02 Oct 2012 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Donald R Young; VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV RICHMOND
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 | Leaf fluorescence spectral characteristics were fused with reflectance hyperspectral data to remotely sense vegetation/terrain conditions. Field measurements were conducted at the Virginia Coast Reserve, NSF, long-term ecological research site and at Ft. A.P. Hill. Laboratory experiments and field measurements incorporated relevant battlefield contaminants and natural environmental stresses. Goals were to 1) link leaf fluorescence and reflectance patterns and plant physiological responses with different kinds and degrees of environmental stress, 2) ... |
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| ESTCP Live Site Demonstrations, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Camp Edwards, MA |
06 Sep 2012 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFICE (DOD) ARLINGTON VA
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| The results of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Man-Portable Electromagnetic Induction Array for UXO Detection and Discrimination, or TEMTADS Man-Portable (MP) 2x2 Cart, demonstration at the Central Impact Area (CIA), Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR), located at Camp Edwards, MA in June 2012 are presented in this document. This demonstration was part of the 2012 Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) Munitions Response Live Site Demonstrations. To limit the repetition of ... |
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| Explosive Remnants of War in Stability Operations |
Sep 2012 |
139 pages |
| Authors:
Deward L Cummings III; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) are a global problem significantly contributing to instability throughout the undeveloped and developing-world. ERW also become a primary component used in Improvised Explosive Device (IED) fabrication across the globe, which poses a direct threat to United States (U.S.) military and its strategic partners. Finding ERW is not the principle problem effecting stability. Safely removing and disposing of ERW in a timely manner is. In most ... |
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| TEMTADS Adjunct Sensor Systems Hand-held EMI Sensor for Cued UXO Discrimination (ESTCP MR-200807) and Man-Portable EMI Array for UXO Detection and Discrimination (ESTCP MR-200909) Cost and Performance Report |
27 Jun 2012 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
James B Kingdon; Bruce J Barrow; Thomas H Bell; David C George; Glenn R Harbaugh; Daniel A Steinhurst; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP (SAIC) ARLINGTON VA
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| Man-portable (MP) and Hand-held (HH) adjuncts of the NRL TEMTADS 5x5 array were constructed and the UXO classification performance of each characterized. Both systems are based on the transient electromagnetic induction (TEM) sensor technology that was developed for the NRL TEMTADS 5x5 array. Both systems are designed to be deployable in increasingly inaccessible areas where vehicle-towed sensor arrays cannot be used. The HH sensor was also designed for integration with ... |
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| Less is More: DoD's Strategy for Facility Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability |
22 May 2012 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Dorothy Robyn; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT) WASHINGTON DC
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| MetalMapper Overview |
May 2012 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Feature Extraction and Classification of Magnetic and EMI Data, Camp Beale, CA |
May 2012 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
Leonard Pasion; SKY RESEARCH INC VANCOUVER (CANADA)
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| The demonstration described in this report was conducted at the Former Camp Beale, California, under project ESTCP MR-201004 Practical Strategies for UXO Discrimination. It was performed under the umbrella of the ESTCP Live-Site Classification Study Program. The objective of the MR-201004 project is to demonstrate the application of feature extraction and statistical classification to the problem of UXO discrimination. At the Camp Beale site, the objective was to discriminate targets ... |
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| Live Site Demonstrations: Former Camp Beale Demonstration of MetalMapper Static Data Acquisition and Data Analysis |
May 2012 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Greg Van; John Baptiste; Jae Yun; PARSONS DENVER CO
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| This project involved two separate teams working on the project under two different ESTCP project numbers, ESTCP 021104 and ESTCP 201157. One team was responsible for site setup, the placement of 200 seed items for use in measuring the capabilities of the advanced EMI sensors tested, the subsequent collection of the 9 acres of EM6-MK2 data, and the intrusive investigation of the 2,143 targets (including seed items) selected for additional ... |
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| Quantification of Noise Sources in EMI Surveys |
09 Apr 2012 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn R Harbaugh; Daniel A Steinhurst; Mark J Howard; Bruce J Barrow; Jonathan T Miller; Thomas H Bell; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC
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| A series of field measurements were made under carefully controlled conditions at our home facility at the Army Research Laboratory Blossom Point Facility between July and September 2006. The magnitudes and effects of several types of background and noise sources on the data collected with several commonly used EMI sensors were measured. These noise sources included ground response/geology, inherent sensor noise, external noise sources, motion-induced noise, and position uncertainty. By ... |
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| TEMTADS Adjunct Sensor Systems Hand-Held EMI Sensor for Cued UXO Discrimination (ESTCP MR-200807) and Man-Portable EMI Array for UXO Detection and Discrimination (ESTCP MR-200909) |
05 Apr 2012 |
80 pages |
| Authors:
James B Kingdon; Bruce J Barrow; Thomas H Bell; David C George; Glenn R Harbaugh; Daniel A Steinhurst; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC CHEMICAL DYNAMICS AND DIAGNOSTICS BRANCH
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| Man-portable (MP) and Hand-held (HH) adjuncts of the NRL TEMTADS 5 5 array were constructed and the UXO classification performance of each characterized. Both systems are based on the transient electromagnetic induction (TEM) sensor technology that was developed for the NRL TEMTADS 5 5 array. Both systems are designed to be deployable in increasingly inaccessible areas where vehicle-towed sensor arrays cannot be used. Demonstration results for the MP system indicated ... |
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| 2011 ESTCP Live Site Demonstrations, Vallejo CA, ESTCP MR-1165, Demonstration Data Report, Former Mare Island Naval Shipyard, MTADS Discrimination Array, (TEMTADS) Survey |
05 Apr 2012 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
James B Kingdon; Thomas H Bell; Mark J Howard; Cora E Blits; Glenn R Harbaugh; Daniel A Steinhurst; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC CHEMICAL DYNAMICS AND DIAGNOSTICS BRANCH
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| The MTADS Discrimination Array (TEMTADS) 5x5 array was demonstrated at the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard, CA, during July 2011 as part of the ESTCP Live Site Demonstrations. The TEMTADS 5x5 array is vehicle-towed with array position and orientation determined with cm-level GPS. TEM data are collected at each target location while the vehicle and sensor array are stopped, with an on-target collection time of approximately 1.5 minutes. The data ... |
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| Advanced Signal Processing & Classification: UXO Standardized Test Site Data |
Apr 2012 |
94 pages |
| Authors:
Dean Keiswetter; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP SAN DIEGO CA
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| Our objective was to study discrimination capabilities of feature based characterization and classification techniques using standard survey data acquired by others at the UXO Standardized Test Sites in APG and YPG. The fundamental issues investigated included the model used during characterization and the impact that classifier selection has on classification performance. After re-leveling and lagging the EM61 cart data, we inverted anomaly data for each data type using dipole, ellipsoidal, ... |
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| ESTCP Munitions Response Live Site Demonstration at Former Camp Beale, CA |
Apr 2012 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Erika Gasperikova; Vamsi Vytla; Todd Jobe; Levi Kennedy; Xianyang Zhu; CALIFORNIA UNIV BERKELEY LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB
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| The LBNL group has developed a prototype of a hand-held UXO discriminator (14-in = 0.35 m cube) that is able to discriminate small (20 mm) UXO objects at a depth of 0.45 m and large (105 and 155 mm) UXO objects at the depth of 0.85 m from harmless scrap metal. This hand-held prototype incorporates the key features of the cart-mounted system: three orthogonal transmitters and ten pairs of receivers, ... |
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| ALLTEM System User's Manual, Munitions Management Projects, ALLTEM Multi-Axis Electromagnetic Induction System Demonstration and Validation, Version 1.0 |
05 Mar 2012 |
196 pages |
| Authors:
Theodore H Asch; ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFICE (DOD) ARLINGTON VA
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| An advanced multi-axis electromagnetic induction system, ALLTEM, has been specifically designed and developed for detection and discrimination of unexploded ordnance (UXO) by the U.S. Geological Survey. This document is a combined user s manual for operating the ALLTEM including data acquisition with navigation, data pre-processing in a customized LabView interface, and finally data processing from within Geosoft Oasis Montaj. This ALLTEM software manual is a supplement to the on-line tutorials ... |
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| Man-Portable Vector EMI Sensor for Full UXO Characterization |
Mar 2012 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Nicolas Lhomme; ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFICE (DOD) ARLINGTON VA
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| This is the fifth study in the series of Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) demonstrations of classification technologies for Munitions Response (MR). This demonstration is designed to investigate the evolving classification methodology at a site that is partially wooded with a mix of munitions types. The primary objective of this project is to demonstrate field use of a man portable discrimination system, the Man Portable Vector (MPV) sensor. The ... |
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| Robust Detection, Discrimination, and Remediation of UXO: Statistical Signal Processing Approaches to Address Uncertainties Encountered in Field Test Scenarios SERDP Project MR-1663 |
03 Jan 2012 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Leslie M Collins; DUKE UNIV DURHAM NC DEPT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
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| The objective of this work was to develop methodologies that will allow the human analyst to be removed from the processing loop. It has been shown in a number of recent demonstrations that when the most skilled practitioners process geophysical data, select data chips for analysis, select features for classification, select one of a suite of classifiers, and manually tune the classifier boundaries, excellent classification performance can be achieved. Here, ... |
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| Exploring Polypharmacology Using a ROCS-Based Target Fishing Approach |
Jan 2012 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Mohamed D AbdulHameed; Sidhartha Chaudhury; Narender Singh; Hongmao Sun; Anders Wallqvist; Gregory J Tawa; ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND FORT DETRICK MD TELEMEDICINE AND ADVANCED TECH RESEARCH CENTER
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| Polypharmacology has emerged as a new theme in drug discovery. In this paper, we studied polypharmacology using a ligand-based target fishing (LBTF) protocol. To implement the protocol, we first generated a chemogenomic database that links individual protein targets with a specified set of drugs or target representatives. Target profiles were then generated for a given query molecule by computing maximal shape/chemistry overlap between the query molecule and the drug sets ... |
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| Electromagnetic Induction E-Sensor for Underwater UXO Detection |
Dec 2011 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Yongming Zhang; QUASAR FEDERAL SYSTEMS INC SAN DIEGO CA
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| QUASAR Federal Systems (QFS) endeavored to adapt its innovative underwater capacitive electrode electric field (E) sensors for use in detection of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) objects in seawater. The system was based around an existing Time Domain Electromagnetic (TDEM) sensor, in which a pulsed magnetic (B) field induces eddy currents in the target. The eddy currents produce a secondary B-field, which in a conducting medium can be detected with either E-sensors ... |
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| A Miniature Wide Band Atomic Magnetometer |
Dec 2011 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Prouty; GEOMETRICS INC CAMBRIDGE MA
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| Magnetometers and electromagnetic (EM) devices are two of the most commonly used instruments for searching for UXO. Research in this area has progressed from the problem of detecting possible UXO items to that of discriminating between hazardous and non-hazardous underground objects. Accurate identification of underground items requires that as much information as possible be gathered about the anomaly. This includes taking a dense array of magnetometer readings as well as ... |
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| Demonstration Report, Munitions Management Projects, ESTCP Project MR-200809, ALLTEM Multi-Axis Electromagnetic Induction System Demonstration and Validation, Aberdeen Proving Ground Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site, Version 1.0 |
17 Nov 2011 |
291 pages |
| Authors:
Theodore H Asch; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WASHINGTON DC
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| An advanced multi-axis electromagnetic induction system, ALLTEM, has been specifically designed for detection and discrimination of unexploded ordnance (UXO). This work has been funded by ESTCP (Project MM-0809). ALLTEM uses a continuous trianglewave excitation that measures the target step response rather than the more common impulse response. Ferrous and non-ferrous metal objects have opposite polarities. The system multiplexes through all three orthogonal (Hx, Hy, and Hz axes) transmitting loops and ... |
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| Discrimination Study with the Man-Portable Vector (MPV) EMI Sensor at Former Camp Beale, California |
Nov 2011 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Nicolas Lhomme; Jon Jacobson; Benjamin Barrowes; David George; SKY RESEARCH INC VANCOUVER (CANADA)
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| The MPV is a handheld Electromagnetic Induction (EMI) sensor developed for the purpose of extending UXO discrimination to most land locations, especially at sites inaccessible to wheel-based platforms. Key features of the MPV include an array of five vector receivers, a widely programmable user interface that allows different survey modes, and a portable positioning system based on a primary field monitor -- the MPV transmitter acting as a beacon. The ... |
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| UXO Discrimination Using Vehicle Towed and Man Portable Sensor Data Collected at Camp Beale, California |
Nov 2011 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Len Pasion; Laurens Beran; Stephen Billings; Lin-Ping Song; Barry Zelt; Kevin Kingdon; Nicolas Lhomme; SKY RESEARCH INC VANCOUVER (CANADA)
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| Over the past few years there has been much research on the UXO discrimination problem whereby features derived from physics-based models fit to sensor data are used to determine the likelihood that a buried item is a UXO. Statistical and rule based classification techniques, when used with high quality EM data, have been found to be very effective at discrimination. Involvement in ESTCP Discrimination Demonstration studies have given us an ... |
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| The Next Big Steps for Munitions Response. Classification Applied to Munitions Response - Development |
Nov 2011 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Schwartz; ARMY ENGINEERING AND SUPPORT CENTER HUNTSVILLE AL
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| Continued successes in advanced classification are moving our industry closer to their broad transition and mainstream use. Some barriers to transitioning advanced classification that just three years ago were thought to be huge brick walls are now just rubble under the ROC curve. Those that remain are already starting to come down as we learn to apply our models and classification algorithms. Demonstration successes from 2010 and 2011 and work ... |
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| Camp Beale Live-Site UXO Data Inversion and Classification Using Advanced EMI Models |
Nov 2011 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Fridon Shubitidze; Irma Shamatava; Jon Miller; Joe Keranen; Alex Bijamov; Benjamin Barrowes; DARTMOUTH COLL HANOVER NH THAYER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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| The advanced EMI and statistical classification models are applied to the cued data sets of the Metal Mapper and two next-generation portable sensors: MPV and 2x2 3D TEMTADS. The advanced models combine: (1) the joint diagonalization (JD) algorithm for estimating the number of potential anomalies from the measured data without inversion, (2) the orthonormalized volume magnetic source (ONVMS) model for representing the EMI responses and extracting the intrinsic parameters (feature ... |
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| The DoD Environmental Restoration Program: An Air Force Perspective and Status Update |
Nov 2011 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Hunter Anderson; AIR FORCE CENTER FOR ENGINEERING AND THE ENVIRONMENT LACKLAND AFB TX
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| The DoD Environmental Restoration Program (ERP) is comprised of the Installation Restoration Program (IRP) and the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP), which were initiated in 1975 and 2001, respectively. In FY10 the DoD spent $1.6 billion on the ERP for active installations and Formerly Used Defense Site properties, and $666.7 million was spent on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) installations. The discrepancy in funding is due to the fact that ... |
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| 2010 ESTCP UXO Classification Study Rougemont, NC, ESTCP MR-1034, Demonstration Data Report, Former Camp Butner, MTADS Discrimination Array (TEMTADS) Survey |
20 Oct 2011 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Nagi Khadr; James B Kingdon; Glenn R Harbaugh; Daniel A Steinhurst; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC
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| A twenty-five element planar array of transient electromagnetic induction (TEM) sensors developed by the Naval Research Laboratory under SERDP and ESTCP sponsorship was deployed to the former Camp Butner, NC as part of the ESTCP UXO Classification Study in July 2010. The TEMTADS array is used in a cued interrogation mode. It is delivered by a tow vehicle to a series of GPS-flagged locations corresponding to anomalies detected during prior ... |
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| 2011 ESTCP Live Site Demonstrations, Marysville, CA. ESTCP MR-1165, Demonstration Data Report, Former Camp Beale, TEMTADS MP 2x2 Cart Survey |
20 Oct 2011 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
James B Kingdon; Dean A Keiswetter; Thomas H Bell; Matthew Barner; Andrew Louder; Andrew Gascho; Tamir Klaff; Glenn R Harbaugh; Daniel A Steinhurst; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC CHEMICAL DYNAMICS AND DIAGNOSTICS BRANCH
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| The TEMTADS Man-Portable 2x2 sensor array was demonstrated at the former Camp Beale, CA during June 2011 as part of the ESTCP Live Site Demonstrations. New TEM sensors which replace the vertical-axis receive coils with triaxial receivers were used. Adding the horizontal receiver components improves the localization of the target. This system was designed to be deployable in areas inaccessible to vehicle-towed arrays. Data are collected at each target location ... |
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| MMRP Guidance Document for Soil Sampling of Energetics and Metals |
Oct 2011 |
124 pages |
| Authors:
Susan Taylor; Thomas F Jenkins; Hugh Rieck; Susan Bigl; Alan D Hewitt; Marianne E Walsh; Michael R Walsh; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB
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| This manual gives guidance on how to collect and process soil samples to quantify explosives, propellants, and metals from nonoperational ranges under remedial investigation. This document outlines how to estimate the average concentration of energetic compounds and metals in soils and determine the error in the estimated concentration. Since this guidance is for a remedial investigation, we assume that the Site Investigation has identified areas that need further study. |
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| Explosives Dissolved from Unexploded Ordnance |
Oct 2011 |
104 pages |
| Authors:
Susan Taylor; Susan Bigl; Carrie Vuyovich; Jeanne Roningen; Anna Wagner; Nancy Perron; Steven Daly; Marianne Walsh; James Hug; COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
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| For this work we: 1) sampled soil below unexploded ordnance (UXO) found in situ and noted the conditions of the rounds, 2) conducted laboratory tests to help us estimate high explosive (HE) dissolution from different sized holes in corroded rounds, and 3) used the modeling program Hydrus-1D and weather records to predict the ownward movement of the explosives into the soil. Although most of these UXO looked highly corroded, our ... |
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| Explosives Dissolved from Unexploded Ordnance |
Oct 2011 |
104 pages |
| Authors:
Susan Taylor; Susan Bigl; Carrie Vuyovich; Jeanne Roningen; Anna Wagner; Nancy Perron; Steven Daly; Marianne Walsh; James Hug; COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
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| For this work we: 1) sampled soil below unexploded ordnance (UXO) found in situ and noted the conditions of the rounds, 2) conducted laboratory tests to help us estimate high explosive (HE) dissolution from different sized holes in corroded rounds, and 3) used the modeling program Hydrus-1D and weather records to predict the ownward movement of the explosives into the soil. Although most of these UXO looked highly corroded, our ... |
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| Characterization and Fate of Gun and Rocket Propellant Residues on Testing and Training Ranges |
Aug 2011 |
372 pages |
| Authors:
Michael R Walsh; Sonia Thiboutot; Marianne E Walsh; Guy Ampleman; Richard Martel; Isabelle Poulin; Susan Taylor; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB
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| The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory and the Defence Research and Development Canada Valcartier have partnered to improve the understanding of the distribution and fate of propellant residues on military training ranges. Field studies were conducted to estimate the propellant residue mass deposited per round fired from various munitions as well as residues from the field disposal of excess propellants. Experiments were conducted to measure the rate of release ... |
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| Wide Area Detection and Identification of Underwater UXO Using Structural Acoustic Sensors |
08 JUL 2011 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
J. A. Bucaro; B. H. Houston; H. Simpson; Z. Waters; M. Saniga; S. Dey; A. Sarkissian; D. Calvo; L. Kraus; T. Yoder; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC PHYSICAL ACOUSTICS BRANCH
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| This project explored the feasibility and advantages of applying the structural acoustic feature-based technique to the detection and identification of underwater unexploded ordnance (UXO) especially for buried targets. In the structural acoustic regime, the echoes are related to the vibrational dynamics of the object, and time-frequency features in the scattered echoes can be used to "fingerprint" the target. The research centered around (1) comprehensive state-of-the-art UXO scattering measurements in the ... |
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| Robust Statistics and Regularization for Feature Extraction and UXO Discrimination |
Jul 2011 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen Billings; Laurens Beran; Doug Oldenburg; SKY RESEARCH INC VANCOUVER (CANADA)
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| Current methods for Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) discrimination using magnetic and electromagnetic induction (EMI) data generally rely on feature vectors extracted from physics based dipole models. These feature vectors are obtained by solving an inverse problem that provides a best-fit to the observed data. Typically, this best-fit is defined as the model that minimizes the sum-of-squares of the residuals between observed and predicted data, with each residual weighted by an estimated ... |
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| The UXO Classification Demonstration at the Former Camp Butner, NC |
Jul 2011 |
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| Authors:
Shelley Cazares; Michael Tuley; Elizabeth Ayers; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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 | Unexploded ordnance (UXO) are munitions that were armed and fired but did not explode. Their risk of detonation remains, even decades after initial use. Thousands of sites in the United States are suspected of UXO contamination and require remediation. As much as 75% of current remediation costs may be associated with digging up nonhazardous scrap metal called clutter, instead of UXO. The development, validation, and acceptance of reliable technologies to ... |
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| ESTCP UXO Innovation Technology Transfer Project. ESTCP Project MM-0744: GEMTADS Demonstration at F.E. Warren AFB Demonstration Data Report |
06 JUN 2011 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Nagi Khadr; Dean A. Keiswetter; Glenn R. Harbaugh; Daniel A. Steinhurst; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC CHEMICAL DYNAMICS AND DIAGNOSTICS BRANCH
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| A geophysical survey of two 9-acre areas within the boundary of the F.E. Warren AFB Closed Base Range MRA was conducted as part of the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Innovative Technology Transfer Project. The survey was conducted using the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) GEMTADS frequency-domain EMI sensor array. The two survey areas were selected from previous data in cooperation with the stakeholders to foster a ... |
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| Demonstration of MPV Sensor at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ |
JUN 2011 |
72 pages |
| Authors:
Nicolas Lhomme; SKY RESEARCH INC ASHLAND OR
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| The Man-Portable Vector electromagnetic induction sensor is a new-generation instrument designed to extend classification of unexploded ordnance (UXO) to sites where vegetation or terrain limit access to vehicle-based advanced geophysical platforms. The MPV was tested at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona UXO Standardized Test Site in October 2010. Most demonstration objectives were attained. Detection objectives were exceeded with 100% target detection within 0.3-meter depth and 90% within 1 meter, zero false ... |
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| EM61 MK2 Cart Data Collection and Analysis |
Jun 2011 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Alison J Paski; Cora E Blits; John J Breznick; Ben D Dameron; NAEVA GEOPHYSICS INC CHARLOTTESVILLE VA
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| In 2003 the Defense Science Board observed: The problem is that instruments that can detect the buried UXOs also detect numerous scrap metal objects and other artifacts, which leads to an enormous amount of expensive digging. The FY06 Defense Appropriation contained funding for the 'Development of Advanced, Sophisticated, Discrimination Technologies for UXO Cleanup' in the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP). Significant progress has been made in classification technology over ... |
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| A Low Frequency Electromagnetic Sensor for Underwater Geo-Location |
May 2011 |
80 pages |
| Authors:
Fridon Shubitidze; SKY RESEARCH INC LOWELL MA
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| The research described in this report was conducted in fulfillment of Project MM- 1719, A Low Frequency Electromagnetic Sensor for Underwater Geo-Location, submitted to the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program's (SERDP) Exploratory Development Program (SEED) in response to Statement of Need MMSEED-10-01, Advanced Technologies for Detection, Discrimination, and Remediation of Military Munitions on Land and Underwater. The main focus of this research was to explore and develop a new ... |
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| Shallow Water Marine UXO Detection Survey, United States Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina |
APR 2011 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Paula Bond; Raye Lahti; AMEC EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL INC KNOXVILLE TN
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| The underwater unexploded ordnance (UXO) towed array (UUTA) electromagnetic system designed by 3Dgeophysics.com (3Dg) utilizes modified and improved Geonics, Ltd. electromagnetic (EM)61 metal detection technology. The UUTA system includes a 2.0 m (6.56 ft) wide (two receiver coil) non-contact bottom-skimming sensor platform, a down rigging tow bar, and a hydrofoil control surface mounted on a 6.7 m (22 ft) ThunderJet boat. The system was designed to be used with a ... |
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| MetalMapper: A Multi-Sensor TEM System for UXO Detection and Classification |
APR 2011 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Prouty; Skip Snyder; David George; ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFICE (DOD) ARLINGTON VA
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| The MetalMapper (MM) is an advanced transient electromagnetic (TEM) system for application towards the detection and characterization of unexploded ordnance (UXO). The antenna configuration includes three orthogonal transmitter loops and seven tri-axial receiver loops. The system can be deployed in mapping (or detection configuration) wherein it acquires data along profiles while the antenna platform is in motion. However, the most important benefit of the elaborate antenna configuration is that it ... |
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| Advanced UXO Detection and Discrimination Using Magnetic Data Based on Extended Euler Deconvolution and Shape Identification Through Multipole Moments |
Apr 2011 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Krahenbuhl; Yaoguo Li; Misac Nabighian; Kris Davis; Steve Billings; COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES GOLDEN DEPT OF GEOPHYSICS
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| This is the final report for SERDP project MR-1638 and it covers the research results accomplished throughout the project s life. The basic premise of the project is the development of a comprehensive approach for detecting UXO-like targets in the presence of geologic noise, and discrimination between UXO and non-UXO through indirect shape information contained within the magnetic higher-order moments. The first principal task of the project was the continued ... |
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| Ultra Wideband (UWB) Synchronous Impulse Reconstruction (SIRE) Radar Upgrade Assessment Field Experiment |
Apr 2011 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Brian Stanton; Francois Koenig; Greg Mazzaro; Marc Ressler; Kelly Sherbondy; Gregory Smith; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD
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| Several upgrades have been incorporated into the Ultra Wideband (UWB) Synchronous Impulse Reconstruction (SIRE) radar, which includes: (a) Augmented Reality, (b) antenna array mounting structure, (c) electronic switch and electro-mechanical relay, and (d) low noise amplifiers. The purpose of the experiment is to assess UWB SIRE radar upgrades. |
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| Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Open Field Scoring Record No. 927 |
MAR 2011 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
William Burch; Leonardo Lombardo; Rick Fling; J. Stephen McClung; Christina McClung; ABERDEEN TEST CENTER MD
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| This scoring record documents the efforts of USGS to detect and discriminate inert unexploded ordnance (UXO) utilizing the YPG Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site open field. This scoring record was coordinated by J. Stephen McClung and the Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Scoring Committee. Organizations on the committee include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, the Institute ... |
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| Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Scoring Record No. 934 |
MAR 2011 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen J. McClung; William Burch; Leonard Lombardo; Rick Fling; Christina McClung; ARMY DEVELOPMENTAL TEST COMMAND ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| This scoring record documents the efforts of the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program to detect and discriminate inert unexploded ordnance (UXO) utilizing the APG Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site calibration lanes and open field sites. This Scoring Record was coordinated by J. Stephen McClung and the Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site Scoring Committee. Organizations on the committee include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, ... |
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| Development of a Micro-Fabricated Total-Field Magnetometer |
MAR 2011 |
176 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Prouty; GEOMETRICS INC SAN JOSE CA
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| Magnetometers are one of the basic instruments used for the detection and discrimination of unexploded ordnance (UXO). Cesium vapor atomic magnetometers are commonly used since their readings are independent of the orientation of the sensor, which eliminates the noise problems due to rotation or even vibration of other types of sensors. In order to better discriminate UXO from clutter or scrap, a high spatial density of readings is desirable. In ... |
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| Wide Area Detection and Identification of Underwater UXO Using Structural Acoustic Sensors |
FEB 2011 |
86 pages |
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J. A. Bucaro; B. H. Houston; H. Simpson; D. Calvo; L. Kraus; T. Yoder; M. Saniga; S. Dey; A. Sarkissian; DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING ARLINGTON VA STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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| This project explored the feasibility and advantages of applying the structural acoustic feature-based technique to the detection and identification of underwater unexploded ordnance, especially for buried targets. In the structural acoustic regime, the echoes are related to the vibrational dynamics of the object, and time-frequency features in the scattered echoes can be used to "fingerprint" and identify the target. The research focused on (1) comprehensive state-of-the-art UXO scattering measurements in ... |
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| Tungsten Speciation in Firing Range Soils |
JAN 2011 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
Jay L. Clausen; Benjamin C. Bostick; Anthony Bednar; Jing Sun; Joshua D. Landis; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH
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| Synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) of select surface soil samples obtained from Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, small arms ranges indicate that little tungsten metal remains in the soil and that is not stable in the natural environment. X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) studies indicate rapid oxidation of tungsten metal to form tungsten oxides W(VI), polytungstates, tungstates, and polyoxometallates (POM) in any number of forms. Owing to structural similarities, it is ... |
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| Modeling the Tagged-Neutron UXO Identification Technique Using the Geant4 Toolkit |
Jan 2011 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Y Zhou; X Zhu; Y Wang; S Mitra; STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK DEPT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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| It is proposed to use 14 MeV neutrons tagged by the associated particle neutron time-of-flight technique (APnTOF) to identify the fillers of unexploded ordnances (UXO) by characterizing their carbon, nitrogen and oxygen contents. To facilitate the design and construction of a prototype system, a preliminary simulation model was developed, using the Geant4 toolkit. This work established the toolkit environment for (a) generating tagged neutrons (b) their transport and interactions within ... |
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| SAIC Analysis of Data Acquired at Camp Butner, NC |
Dec 2010 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Dean Keiswetter; Bruce Barrow; Tom Bell; Jim Kingdon; Nagi Khadr; Jonathan Miller; Tom Furuya; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP (SAIC) CARY NC
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| The Large Scale Classification Project at Camp Butner provides an excellent opportunity to compare and contrast classification performances for static and reconnaissance EMI data and for a variety of analysis approaches. SAIC analyzed EM61 data acquired in reconnaissance mode as well as Metal Mapper and TEMTADS data acquired while stationary. Our analysis included single- and multi-source solvers. Our classification utilizes a decision tree targeting the intrinsic polarizabilities. The decision tree ... |
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| Time Neutron Technique for UXO Discrimination |
Dec 2010 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel Holslin; SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP MCLEAN VA
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| This project addressed SERDP's SON Number MMSON-08-04: Advanced Technologies for Detection, Discrimination and Remediation of Military Munitions in SERDP's FY08 Broad Agency Announcement released on November 2006. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) was funded to evaluate a neutron-based, non-intrusive inspection technique called Associated Particle Imaging (API) for use as a man-portable sensor that discriminates the fill of unexploded ordnance (UXO) found on the ground surface or partially buried. The goal ... |
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