A Survey of Current Sensor Technology Research for the Detection of Landmines

Several promising (new) technologies for the detection of mines are in development, each with its strengths and weaknesses. We would like here to stress some of the basics and provide sufficient technical references, general as well as specific, for the reader to form his own opinion, look for more material if interested and get in touch with the right persons. It is of primary importance that scientists in each discipline and deminers share their knowledge and the result of their experience and experiments in order to design and test viable solutions for humanitarian demining.

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[3]  Gary D. Sower,et al.  Detection and identification of mines from natural magnetic and electromagnetic resonances , 1995, Defense, Security, and Sensing.

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[5]  A. Maureen Rouhi,et al.  LANDMINES: HORRORS BEGGING FOR SOLUTIONS: Chemistry is helping develop tools to find and remove mines; banning them will require political will , 1997 .

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[10]  Nathan S. Lewis,et al.  Array-based vapor sensing using chemically sensitive carbon black-polymer resistors , 1997, Defense, Security, and Sensing.

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[12]  Tsahi Gozani,et al.  Inspection techniques based on neutron interrogation , 1997, Defense + Security Symposium.

[13]  Ph. Garreau,et al.  Potentials of microwave tomographic imaging for on line detection of land mines , 1996 .

[14]  M. J. Dorsett,et al.  Mine detection using a polarimetric IR sensor , 1996 .

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[17]  Larry Yujiri,et al.  Passive millimeter wave sensors for detection of buried mines , 1995, Defense, Security, and Sensing.

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[20]  Abinash C. Dubey,et al.  Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets II , 1997 .

[21]  Andrew Rogers,et al.  Using acoustic impulses to identify a buried nonmetallic object , 1994 .

[22]  Peter V. Czipott,et al.  Characterization of small metallic objects and nonmetallic antipersonnel mines , 1997, Defense, Security, and Sensing.

[23]  Peter V. Czipott,et al.  Magnetic sensor technology for detecting mines, UXO, and other concealed security threats , 1997, Defense + Security Symposium.

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[25]  P. Bach,et al.  Neutron activation and analyses , 1996 .

[26]  Robert B. Moler,et al.  Nuclear and Atomic Methods of Mine Detection , 1991 .

[27]  Bruce I. Hauss,et al.  Microwave/millimeter-wave radiometric detection of metal and plastic mines , 1997, Defense, Security, and Sensing.

[28]  John E. McFee,et al.  Multisensor mine detector for peacekeeping: improved landmine detector concept (ILDC) , 1996, Defense, Security, and Sensing.

[29]  Richard B. Fair,et al.  MEMS-based explosive particle detection and remote particle stimulation , 1997, Defense, Security, and Sensing.

[30]  Daniel T. Long,et al.  Development of automatic target recognition for infrared sensor-based close-range land mine detector , 1995, Defense, Security, and Sensing.

[31]  Joseph C. Wehlburg,et al.  Image restoration techniques using Compton backscatter imaging for the detection of buried land mines , 1995, Defense, Security, and Sensing.

[32]  Kenneth M. Dawson-Howe,et al.  Autonomous probing robots for the detection of abandoned land-mines , 1997 .

[33]  Anders Gustafsson,et al.  Detection and classification results for an impulse radar mine detection system , 1997, Defense, Security, and Sensing.

[34]  Jean-Robert Simard,et al.  Improved landmine detection capability (ILDC): systematic approach to the detection of buried mines using passive IR imaging , 1996, Defense, Security, and Sensing.

[35]  John E. McFee,et al.  Remote performance prediction for infrared imaging of buried mines , 1997, Defense, Security, and Sensing.

[36]  Michael D. Rowe,et al.  Mine detection by nuclear quadrupole resonance , 1996 .

[37]  S. G. Azevedo,et al.  Statement of capabilities: Micropower Impulse Radar (MIR) technology applied to mine detection and imaging , 1995 .

[38]  Joseph C. Wehlburg,et al.  Geometric considerations relating to lateral migration radiography (LMR) as applied to the detection of land mines , 1997, Defense, Security, and Sensing.