Quantifying Standard Performance of Electromagnetic-Based Mine Detectors

摘要

This is a final report to sponsor on work performed by National Institute ofStandards and Technology (NIST) personnel from January 1, 1985 to December 31, 1990. An overview of the theory of the electromagnetic properties of soils is presented along with a brief review of existing technologies for the detection of buried objects using electromagnetics. The critical electromagnetic performance factors for portable EM mine detectors that NIST has identified are presented, along with a discussion of measurement systems for measuring the constitutive properties of soil and mine-like materials. Recommendations are then presented for a measurement system configuration that should meet most of the Army's requirements. A recommended mine detector testing strategy is then presented along with a set of instructions for specific tests and an algorithm for comparatively scoring the performance of detectors. The tests and the scoring algorithm are as specific and as detailed as is possible at this stage of development. Last, a section is included that contains NIST's recommendations for the test data that should be archived.