Performance comparison of frequency domain quadrupole and dipole electromagnetic induction sensors in a landmine detection application

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6953, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Fails, Eric B ^a   Torrione, Peter A ^a   Scott Jr , Waymond R ^b   Collins, Leslie M ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection; EMI; Landmine; Pattern recognition

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

ANTI-TANK LANDMINES; DIPOLE SENSORS; LANDMINE DETECTION; RANDOM FORESTS CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 44349131487     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.778898     Document Type: Conference Paper

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