Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Detection of buried explosives
- Patent Title (中): 检测埋地炸药
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Application No.: US13901120Application Date: 2013-05-23
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Publication No.: US08963071B2Publication Date: 2015-02-24
- Inventor: David S. Koltick
- Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
- Applicant Address: US IN West Lafayette
- Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
- Current Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
- Current Assignee Address: US IN West Lafayette
- Agency: Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP
- Agent John V. Daniluck; Keith J. Swedo
- Main IPC: G01V5/00
- IPC: G01V5/00

Abstract:
A system and method are described for capturing and analyzing gamma rays from neutron excitation of a region in 3-space being analyzed for explosives. A processor analyzes the results, determining whether underground explosives are present in a particular region of the ground. In one embodiment, one gamma ray energy band is used to infer an amount of silicon in the region, while another indicates the combined amount of silicon and nitrogen. The concentration of nitrogen in the region is inferred and used to trigger an “explosive found” or a “no explosive found” signal. In other embodiments, the system or method uses inferences about other elemental constituents of the ground being examined, sometimes taking as input analyzes from prior scans, and providing output indicating the likelihood of the presence of explosives in the region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140151542A1 DETECTION OF BURIED EXPLOSIVES Public/Granted day:2014-06-05
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