The disposal of unexploded ordnance (UXOs) at sea is a global problem. mapping and remediation historic UXOs can be assisted by autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) carrying sensor payloads such as synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) optical cameras. AUVs image large areas the seafloor in high resolution, motivating an automated approach to UXO detection. Modern methods commonly use supervised mach...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this exploratory study is to pilot a biopsychosocial instrument called the Perceived Impact of Problem Profile (PIPP) on a cohort of landmine/Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) victims with lower limb disability versus a cohort of persons with similar disability due to other trauma or medical causes. The aim is to provide greater understanding of the psychosocial impact of land...

Current idealized forward models for electromagnetic induction (EMI) response can be defeated by the characteristic material and geometrical heterogeneity of realistic unexploded ordnance (UXO). A new, physically complete modeling system includes all effects of these heterogeneities and their interactions within the object, in both near and far fields. The model is fast enough for implementatio...

The scourge of explosive devices such as landmines, improvised and unexploded ordnance, a product armed conflicts in several countries around the world, has set great precedent violation fundamental human rights. In Colombia, efforts government NGOs to reduce their effects have succeeded clearing minefields more than 8 million square metres destroying 7000 devices. standards for finding (Confir...

Detection, classification, and localization (DCL) techniques are being developed around the use of a phase-measuring sidescan sonar (PMSS) in very shallow waters. The instrument simultaneously collects co-located imagery bathymetry extreme water environments (<1 m depth). In addition to bathymetry, an uncalibrated backscatter data set, referred this study as phase-measured, bathymetry-mode (...

land mines are one of the tragic problems to human security in many countries. among many techniques suggested detecting landmines, plant-based detectors can be used as a reliable tool for unexploded ordnance detection. this study was conducted to determine different concentrations effect of trinitrotoluene (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45 and 60 ppm) on germination and early seedling growth of 6 spec...

At TNO-FEL in The Hague, Netherlands, one of the research programs is to explore the use of ultra-wideband (UWB) electromagnetic fields in a bi-static ground-penetrating radar (GPR) system for the detection, location and identification of buried items of unexploded ordnance (e.g. land mines). In the present paper we describe the current status of the development of this system. The UWB ground-p...

The identification of hidden conducting permeable objects from measurements the perturbed magnetic field taken over a range low frequencies is important in metal detection. Applications include identifying threat items security screening at transport hubs, location unexploded ordnance, and antipersonnel landmines areas former conflict, searching for archeological significance recycling valuable...

Abstract Wars bring civilisation and environmental disasters. In the forests wetlands of Koźle Basin (southern Poland), clusters bomb craters remain, which are associated with air campaign conducted by USAAF to disable Third Reich’s fuel facilities. They among most spectacular in Europe today. There nearly 6,000 large a diameter 7-15 meters smaller ones from fall unexploded ordnance. These area...