Region processing algorithm for HSTAMIDS

Peter Ngan; Sean Burke; Roger Cresci; Joseph N. Wilson; Paul Gader; Dominic K. C. Ho

doi:10.1117/12.666658

18 May 2006 Region processing algorithm for HSTAMIDS

Peter Ngan, Sean Burke, Roger Cresci, Joseph N. Wilson, Paul Gader, Dominic K. C. Ho

Proceedings Volume 6217, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets XI; 621732 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666658
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

The AN/PSS-14 (a.k.a. HSTAMIDS) has been tested for its performance in South East Asia (Thailand), South Africa (Namibia) and in November of 2005 in South West Asia (Afghanistan). The system has been proven effective in manual demining particularly in discriminating indigenous, metallic artifacts in the minefields. The Humanitarian Demining Research and Development (HD R&D) Program has sought to further improve the system to address specific needs in several areas. One particular area of these improvement efforts is the development of a mine detection/discrimination improvement software algorithm called Region Processing (RP). RP is an innovative technique in processing and is designed to work on a set of data acquired in a unique sweep pattern over a region-of-interest (ROI). The RP team is a joint effort consisting of three universities (University of Florida, University of Missouri, and Duke University), but is currently being led by the University of Florida. This paper describes the state-of-the-art Region Processing algorithm, its implementation into the current HSTAMIDS system, and its most recent test results.

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Peter Ngan, Sean Burke, Roger Cresci, Joseph N. Wilson, Paul Gader, and Dominic K. C. Ho "Region processing algorithm for HSTAMIDS", Proc. SPIE 6217, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets XI, 621732 (18 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666658

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