There are several scientific and technological outcomes envisaged by this project
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Technical study of the best robotic hardware to use in various terrain/soil conditions.
2.
Optimization of Metal Detector and Holographic Subsurface Radar operating parameters and data fusion for best ROC performance in discriminating explosive devices from clutter.
3.
Optimization of the end-to-end process of the investigation in the field.
4.
Robotic platform architectural design
5.
Real time Metal Detector and Optical Sensors processing for alarm generation (object detection and position).
6.
Design and develop tripwire detection systems.
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Development of Holographic Subsurface Radar (HSR) for generating 3D image and integration with 3D optoelectronic scanner data for robust interpretation.
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Refinement of high-precision (sub-centimeter) shared positioning for cooperating robots.
9.
3D Radar imaging system and 3D optoelectronic scanner data fusion by using a large database.
10.
Test field on landmine simulants and clutter followed by data acquisition and analysis of ROC curves.
11.
Final assessment of added value of using a robotic platform in demining operations.
