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Guidebook on Detection Technologies and Systems for Humanitarian Demining (March 2006)

Complete Catalogue (pdf - 7MB)
Cover (pdf - 321KB)
Contents (pdf - 102KB)
Acknowledgements (pdf - 34KB)
Foreword (pdf - 94KB)

1. Introduction (pdf - 184KB)
1.1 Guidebook structure
1.2 Technology Readiness Levels

2. Metal Detectors (electromagnetic induction devices) (pdf - 400KB)
2.1 Other low-frequency electromagnetic systems: Electrical Impedance Tomography Mine Detection System

3. Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (pdf - 1MB)
3.1 Sensing principle
3.2 The AN/PSS-14 (HSTAMIDS)/AMD-14
3.3 VMR1-MINEHOUND
3.4 NIITEK Mine Stalker for Humanitarian Demining
3.5 Advanced Landmine Imaging System (ALIS)

4. Other Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (pdf - 454KB)
4.1 Portable Humanitarian Mine Detector (PHMD)
4.2 Hand-held Stepped Frequency Modulated Continuous-wave Radar
4.3 Surface-penetrating Radar Detector with system-on-chip, DEMINE

5. Radiometer Systems (pdf - 380KB)
5.1 Sensing principle
5.2 HOPE Microwave Radiometer

6. Trace Explosive Detection Systems (pdf - 562KB)
6.1 Sensing principle
6.2 Nomadics Fido 6
6.3 Biosensor Applications — BIOSENS

7. Bulk Explosive Detection Systems: Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (pdf - 345KB)
7.1 Sensing principle
7.2 Quadrupole Resonance Confirmation Sensor: QRCS

8. Bulk Detection Systems: Neutron-based Methods (pdf - 1MB)
8.1 Sensing principle
8.2 Pulsed Elemental Analysis with Neutrons (PELAN)
8.3 Hydrogen Density Anomaly Detection (HYDAD)
8.4 Neutron Backscattering Imaging Detector (DUNBID)
8.5 Nanosecond Neutron Analysis System (SENNA)
8.6 Neutron Moderation Imaging
8.7 Other Bulk Detection System: XMIS (X-ray Mine Imaging System)
8.8 Coded Aperture X-ray Backscatter Imaging

9. Acoustic/Seismic Systems (pdf - 544KB)
9.1 Sensing principle
9.2 Multi-Beam Laser Doppler Vibrometer (MB-LDV)
9.3 Scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometer (SLDV)
9.4 Seismic Landmine Detection System

10. Vehicle-based Multi-Sensor Systems (pdf - 1MB)
10.1 Improved Landmine Detection System (ILDS)
10.2 Kawasaki MINEDOG
10.3 LAMDAR-III (Mine Hunter Vehicle Sensor 2)
10.4 Light Ordnance Detection by Tele-operated Unmanned System (LOTUS)
10.5 SAR GPR (Mine Hunter Vehicle Sensor 1)
10.6 Test and Demonstration of Multi-sensor Landmine Detection Techniques (DEMAND)

11. Remote Sensing Systems (pdf - 2MB)
11.1 Sensing principle
11.2 ARC (Airborne Minefield Area Reduction)
11.3 General Aerial Survey
11.4 Space and Airborne Mined Area Reduction Tools (SMART)
11.5 Polarised Camera System for Landmine Detection
11.6 ClearFast

12. Concluding remarks (pdf - 101KB)

Annexes
1. Schematic overview of other systems and technologies (pdf - 144KB)
2. Involved organisations (pdf - 123KB)
3. Glossary of acronyms and abbreviations (pdf - 74KB)