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The rationale and concept of collecting IED, UXO and landmines signatures

The actual post-conflict scene is abundant with a variety of the explosive remnants of war (ERW), among them the most important are the landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), and the invading threat, the improvised explosive devices (IED). There exist and are known contemporary techniques for detection of landmines and UXOs. The IEDs appear in abundant versions as “remnant IED” or an “operational IED”, but the knowledge about IEDs is based on general descriptive data. In comparison with landmines, for IED is typical lack of relevant technical data, from a very limited number of data sources. Our aim is to consider and to discuss the rationale and consider the approach for collecting signatures of the IEDs, UXO, and landmines. Following spectral and sensor domains were considered: hyperspectral (HS) and decimeter wavelengths of harmonic radar (non-linear junction detecting - NLJD). HS imagery of IED in a real environment is not publically available (if it exists at all). The possible approach is to simulate IED objects on HS imagery of various environment types, which are available from different sources. The lack of harmonic radar data of IED causes larger difficulty due to non-linear electromagnetic processes related to target and the propagation in a real environment. Foreseeable direction for research and development of IED detection methods and solutions should be in joining HS and NLJD approach.

IED, UXO, landmine, hyperspectral, NLJD.

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