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- catalog abstract "At the rate that government and nongovernmental organizations are clearing landmines, it will take 450-500 years to rid the world of them--and that's just if no more are placed. Concerned about the slow pace of demining, the Office of Science and Technology asked RAND to assess potential innovative technologies being explored and to project what type of funding would be required to foster the development of the more promising ones. As all landmine detection methods have strengths and weaknesses in different environments, the authors suggest that the federal government undertake a research and development effort to develop a multisensor mine detection system over the next five to eight years. The system would be based on the algorithmic fusion of data of many sensors, and research generated from this integration could eventually be applied to other sciences as well. Using multiple technologies to locate landmines would result in fewer casualties worldwide and may help restore stability to postconflict regions. In addition to the main report, this book includes 23 papers, written by leading specialists, that individually probe the latest technologies in landmine detection.".
- catalog contributor b12798787.
- catalog contributor b12798788.
- catalog contributor b12798789.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description "At the rate that government and nongovernmental organizations are clearing landmines, it will take 450-500 years to rid the world of them--and that's just if no more are placed. Concerned about the slow pace of demining, the Office of Science and Technology asked RAND to assess potential innovative technologies being explored and to project what type of funding would be required to foster the development of the more promising ones. As all landmine detection methods have strengths and weaknesses in different environments, the authors suggest that the federal government undertake a research and development effort to develop a multisensor mine detection system over the next five to eight years. The system would be based on the algorithmic fusion of data of many sensors, and research generated from this integration could eventually be applied to other sciences as well. Using multiple technologies to locate landmines would result in fewer casualties worldwide and may help restore stability to postconflict regions. In addition to the main report, this book includes 23 papers, written by leading specialists, that individually probe the latest technologies in landmine detection.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog description "Magnitude of the antipersonnel mine problem -- Design of antipersonnel mines -- limitations of the conventional mine detection process -- Method for evaluating innovative mine detection systems -- Innovative electromagnetic detection systems -- Ground-penetrating radar -- Electrical impedance tomography -- X-ray backscatter -- Infrared/hyperspectral systems -- Acoustic/seismic systems -- Explosive vapor detection techniques -- Biological methods -- Chemical methods -- Bulk explosion detection techniques -- Nuclear quadrupole resonance -- Neutron methods -- Innovative prodders and probes -- Advanced signal processing and signature modeling -- Key design considerations -- Potential for a multisensor system to increase mine clearance rate -- Current U.S.R & D investment in mine detection technologies -- Recommended program for producing an advanced multisensor system -- Cost of developing a multisensor system -- Summary of recommendations.".
- catalog extent "xxx, 336 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0833033018 (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand,".
- catalog subject "623/.26 21".
- catalog subject "Explosives Detection.".
- catalog subject "Land mines Detection.".
- catalog subject "Land mines.".
- catalog subject "UG490 .M337 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "Magnitude of the antipersonnel mine problem -- Design of antipersonnel mines -- limitations of the conventional mine detection process -- Method for evaluating innovative mine detection systems -- Innovative electromagnetic detection systems -- Ground-penetrating radar -- Electrical impedance tomography -- X-ray backscatter -- Infrared/hyperspectral systems -- Acoustic/seismic systems -- Explosive vapor detection techniques -- Biological methods -- Chemical methods -- Bulk explosion detection techniques -- Nuclear quadrupole resonance -- Neutron methods -- Innovative prodders and probes -- Advanced signal processing and signature modeling -- Key design considerations -- Potential for a multisensor system to increase mine clearance rate -- Current U.S.R & D investment in mine detection technologies -- Recommended program for producing an advanced multisensor system -- Cost of developing a multisensor system -- Summary of recommendations.".
- catalog title "Alternatives for landmine detection / Jacqueline MacDonald ... [et al.].".
- catalog type "text".