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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2002
Stephen B. Compana, Doylestown, PA (US);
Conrad W. Terrill, Lorton, VA (US);
Stephen B. Compana, Doylestown, PA (US);
Conrad W. Terrill, Lorton, VA (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A device and method for detection of buried objects () utilizing a down looking infrared array () having infrared detectors () positioned in a sensor array (). This sensor array () may also contain ground penetrating radar () and EMI coils (). All signals from the ground penetrating radar (), EMI coils () and down looking infrared array () may be combined to generate alarms (). However, the down looking infrared array () may be utilized as a sole means of detecting buried objects (). This device and method for detecting buried objects () utilizing down looking infrared array () reduces the cost of construction and maintenance of such a device.