Three-dimensional steerable magnetic field antenna for metal target classification

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5089, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 707-717

  Nelson, Carl V ^a   Mendat, Deborah ^a   Huynh, Toan B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Electromagnetic induction; Metal detection; Metal discrimination; Unexploded ordnance

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; SENSORS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION (EMI);

MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS;

EID: 0242556431     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.484900     Document Type: Conference Paper

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