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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Andrew N. Acker, Honolulu, HI (US);
Michael J. DeWeert, Kailua, HI (US);
Michael L. Dichner, Kailua, HI (US);
Brian P. Farm, South Portland, ME (US);
Tamara O'Toole, Pensacola Beach, FL (US);
Clint Yoshimura, Honolulu, HI (US);
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Abstract
A system and method are presented for generating shearograms from raw specklegram images which may, for example, be collected from airborne or other mobile shearography equipment. The system and method is used to detect and characterize buried mines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and underground tunnels, bunkers, and other structures. Amongst other purposes, the system and method may also be used for rapid scanning of ship hulls and aircraft for hidden structural defects, rapid pipeline inspection, and non-contact acoustic sensing for in-water and underground sources.