Airborne change detection system for the detection of route mines

Thomas P. Donzelli; Larry Jackson; Mark Yeshnik; Thomas E. Petty

doi:10.1117/12.486943

11 September 2003 Airborne change detection system for the detection of route mines

Thomas P. Donzelli, Larry Jackson, Mark Yeshnik, Thomas E. Petty

Proceedings Volume 5089, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets VIII; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.486943
Event: AeroSense 2003, 2003, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The US Army is interested in technologies that will enable it to maintain the free flow of traffic along routes such as Main Supply Routes (MSRs). Mines emplaced in the road by enemy forces under cover of darkness represent a major threat to maintaining a rapid Operational Tempo (OPTEMPO) along such routes. One technique that shows promise for detecting enemy mining activity is Airborne Change Detection, which allows an operator to detect suspicious day-to-day changes in and around the road that may be indicative of enemy mining. This paper presents an Airborne Change Detection that is currently under development at the US Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD). The system has been tested using a longwave infrared (LWIR) sensor on a vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (VTOL UAV) and a midwave infrared (MWIR) sensor on a fixed wing aircraft. The system is described and results of the various tests conducted to date are presented.

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Thomas P. Donzelli, Larry Jackson, Mark Yeshnik, and Thomas E. Petty "Airborne change detection system for the detection of route mines", Proc. SPIE 5089, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets VIII, (11 September 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.486943

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