Software-Based Spectral Sensing Will Support IED Detection
In recent years, an evolution has been taking place at the arena of military detection known as spectral sensing, with software-driven approaches emerging.
Spectral sensing (also called hyperspectral) uses reflected light to determine the material properties of an object. It’s been used for decades in aerial implementations as a means to detect troops and weaponry. Recent evolutions have made spectral sensing a viable tool for ground troops, according to c4isrnet.com.
“With an advanced set of algorithms we can tease out a lot of information from that spectral data. The hardware is still important, but it is what you do with that data that is absolutely critical,” said Dave Caudle, business development executive with ChemImage Sensor Systems.
“What has sparked the change in the industry has been the two conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, where America was trying very hard to solve the IED and VBIED [vehicle-borne improvised explosive device] problems,” Caudle said. These types of attacks have driven an urgent need for a more capable standoff-sensing capability.
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