Generalized magnetic gradient contraction based method for detection, localization and discrimination of underwater mines and unexploded ordnance

Proceedings of MTS/IEEE OCEANS, 2005

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Wiegert, Roy ^a   Oeschger, John ^a  

^a NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC TARGETS;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES; BOMBS (ORDNANCE); COMPUTER SIMULATION; TENSORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 33947114448     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1639938     Document Type: Conference Paper

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