Feasibility of tripwire detection using infrared polarimetric sensor

Nicola A. Playle; Michael J. Gaskell; Robert Menzies Deas; Robin Rutherford

doi:10.1117/12.541285

21 September 2004 Feasibility of tripwire detection using infrared polarimetric sensor

Nicola A. Playle, Michael J. Gaskell, Robert Menzies Deas, Robin Rutherford

Proceedings Volume 5415, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets IX; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.541285
Event: Defense and Security, 2004, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has proven the utility of its Infrared Polarisation Sensor for forward-looking detection of flush and surface laid landmines. The system utilises a spinning polariser to analyse the polarisation content of a scene and detection is based on this analysis. This paper is based on work carried out by Dstl under the UK Applied Research Programme and focuses on an investigation into the effectiveness of applying the IPS to the detection of tripwires. The investigation and its initial results are detailed and image-processing techniques are discussed.

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Nicola A. Playle, Michael J. Gaskell, Robert Menzies Deas, and Robin Rutherford "Feasibility of tripwire detection using infrared polarimetric sensor", Proc. SPIE 5415, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets IX, (21 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.541285

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