Magnetic localization and real-time tracking of concealed threats

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4491, Issue , 2001, Pages 167-173

  Perry, Alexander R ^a   Czipott, Peter V ^a   Dalichaouch, Yacine ^a   Walsh, David ^a  

^a Quantum Magnetics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Conc ealed; Detection; Dipole; Flux leakage; Fluxgate; Gradiometry; Gun; Localization; Magnetic; Magnetoresistive; Real time; Sensing; Tensor; Threat; Tracking; Weapon

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SIGNAL NOISE MEASUREMENT; TENSORS;

FLUX LEAKAGE; MAGNETIC LOCALIZATION; SCALING LAWS;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 0035763322     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.450158     Document Type: Conference Paper

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