Land mine detection through GPR and EMI sensor fusion

Robert A. Weisenseel; David A. Castanon; William Clement Karl

doi:10.1117/12.372869

21 December 1999 Land mine detection through GPR and EMI sensor fusion

Robert A. Weisenseel, David A. Castanon, William Clement Karl

Proceedings Volume 3853, Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technologies II; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.372869
Event: Photonics East '99, 1999, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we develop a system to exploit sensor fusion for detecting and locating plastic A/P mines. We design and test the system using data from Monte Carlo electromagnetic induction spectroscopy (EMIS) and ground penetrating radar (GPR) simulations. We include the effects of both random soil surface variability and sensor noise. In the presence of a rough surface and a heterogeneous, multi-element clutter environment, we obtain good results fusing EMIS and GPR data using a statistical approach. More generally, we demonstrate a framework for simulating and testing sensor configurations and sensor fusion approaches for landmine and unexploded ordinance (UXO) detection systems. Taking advantage of high- fidelity electromagnetic simulation, we develop a controlled environment for testing sensor fusion concepts, from varied sensor arrangements to detection algorithms. In this environment, we can examine the effect of changing mine structure, soil parameters, and sensor geometry on the sensor fusion problem. We can then generalize these results to produce mine detectors robust to real-world variations.

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Robert A. Weisenseel, David A. Castanon, and William Clement Karl "Land mine detection through GPR and EMI sensor fusion", Proc. SPIE 3853, Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technologies II, (21 December 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.372869

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