Performance in December 1996 Hand-Held Landmine Detection Tests at APG, ColemanResearch Corp. (CRC), GDE Systems, Inc. (GDE), and AN/PSS-12

摘要

In December 1996, a test of three mine detection systems was held at AberdeenProving Ground, Maryland. This test compared prototype landmine detection systems manufactured by two contractors, Coleman Research Corporation (CRC) and GDE Systems, Inc. (GDE), with the Army's currently fielded electromagnetic induction mine detector, the AN/PSS-12. The two prototype systems under consideration integrate a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) with an electromagnetic induction metal detector. Both GDE the and CRC systems provide increased capability over the AN/PSS-12, but exhibited poor performance for detection of low-metallic and nonmetallic antipersonnel landmines.