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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/11722| Title: | Vehicle detection/classification using chemical sensors |
| Authors: | Project Manager. Remotely Monitored Battlefield
Sensor System (REMBASS). Fort Monmouth, N.J. United States. Army Tank-Automotive Command Edgewood Arsenal (Md.) Murrmann, R. P. Jenkins, Thomas F. Appel, L. G. Harden, C. S. Chalcraft, J. C. Renius, O. |
| Keywords: | Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System (REMBASS) Chemical detection Chemiluminescence monitor Condensation nuclei detector Diesel vehicles Electron capture detector Flame ionization detector Flame photometric detector Gasoline vehicles Honeywell ionization detector Infrared absorption detector Kryptonate detector Mass spectrometer Remote sensing Surface adsorption detector Thermal conductivity detector Vehicle detection Remote sensing Chemical sensors |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Description: | Special Report Abstract: The concept of using chemical sensors for remote surveillance of vehicle activity was evaluated through field and laboratory studies, and consideration of the state of the art of current chemical sensor concepts. Reliable detection of vehicles was found to be feasible at downwind ranges up to several hundred meters depending on the type of chemical sensor employed. By use of a two-sensor array, detection independent of wind direction was highly successful at reduced detection range. False-alarm rates in remote areas were virtually zero due to low levels of exhaust chemicals in ambient air. Potential was shown for classification of diesel and gasoline vehicles by using a classifier unit consisting of two detectors. By trade-off analysis, it was determined that the condensation nuclei, surface adsorption, and Honeywell ionization sensors showed most immediate promise for development as vehicle detectors. Recommendations were made on additional work required in development of chemical sensors for Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System (REMBASS) applications. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/11722 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Report |
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