An optimal technology for detection of vegetation-obscured tripwires

Lawrence J. Carter; Lewis C.Y. Liao

doi:10.1117/12.664785

18 May 2006 An optimal technology for detection of vegetation-obscured tripwires

Lawrence J. Carter, Lewis C.Y. Liao

Proceedings Volume 6217, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets XI; 62172J (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.664785
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

Tripwire-operated fragmentation mines form a major hazard to deminers, especially where the wire is concealed in vegetation which the deminer has to clear. A similar detection problem is encountered with wire-operated IEDs. This paper discusses some possible technologies for tripwire detection, including acoustic, thermal imaging, and electromagnetic methods, and proposes a diversity approach for use in a reliable, small, inexpensive and long-range detector which can find tripwires completely obscured by vegetation. The results of some experimental measurements using this approach are presented. These suggest that the diversity approach gives a better performance than a pulseinduction detector used alone.

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Lawrence J. Carter and Lewis C.Y. Liao "An optimal technology for detection of vegetation-obscured tripwires", Proc. SPIE 6217, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets XI, 62172J (18 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.664785

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