Landmine detection technology research programme at TNO

This presentation gives an overview of most of the activities on research and development in the technology area for landmine detection at TNO in the Netherlands. The projects cover the range from military applications to humanitarian demining. In the "conventional" detection systems area the activities on an instrumented prodder, metal detection, ground penetrating radar thermal infrared are covered. Signal processing and sensor fusion are key activities in this area. The focus for these techniques is on vehicle mounted and airborne multi-sensor systems. The activities are supported by more fundamental modelling of the interaction of sensors with the landmines. Especially the effects of the environment of the mines (background clutter, scenario) on this interaction are taken into account.