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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2007
Applicants:
Alvin L. Quintana, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Daniel Garcia, Inyokern, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alvin L. Quintana, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Daniel Garcia, Inyokern, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for locating objects (such as exploded or unexploded ordnance). The embodiments take advantage of spectroscopic features of an object's paint or surface finish to discriminate between the object and the background area. The apparatus utilizes an optical sensor, filters and the application of pixel to pixel ratios to detect the paint on an object from a distance so that objects such as unexploded ordnance may be safely destroyed or neutralized.