Canceling strong and complex interference in NQR-based landmine detection

Weihang Shao; Panagiotis Kosmas; Kaspar Althoefer; Jamie Barras

doi:10.1109/ICIAFS.2016.7946536

Canceling strong and complex interference in NQR-based landmine detection

Weihang Shao, Panagiotis Kosmas, Kaspar Althoefer, Jamie Barras

Queen Mary University of London

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR) signal detection is a promising explosives detection technology with applications to humanitarian demining. NQR works in the radiofrequency range, and one challenge to using it in such an application is coping with radiofrequency interference. We herein present an algorithm that cancels strong and complex radiofrequency interference (either stationary or nonstationary) improving the utility of NQR-based landmine detection in humanitarian demining. The algorithm has been tested on both simulated and measured data, and demonstrates good performance in NQR detection, in the presence of strong and complex interference.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability: Interoperable Sustainable Smart Systems for Next Generation, ICIAfS 2016
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509061327
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIAFS.2016.7946536
Publication status	Published - 12 Jun 2017
Event	8th IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability, ICIAfS 2016 - Galle, Sri Lanka Duration: 16 Dec 2016 → 19 Dec 2016

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Conference	8th IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability, ICIAfS 2016
Country/Territory	Sri Lanka
City	Galle
Period	16/12/2016 → 19/12/2016

Keywords

Interference cancellation
nonstationary
NQR signal detection
stationary

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Shao, W., Kosmas, P., Althoefer, K., & Barras, J. (2017). Canceling strong and complex interference in NQR-based landmine detection. In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability: Interoperable Sustainable Smart Systems for Next Generation, ICIAfS 2016 Article 7946536 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIAFS.2016.7946536

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Shao, W , Kosmas, P, Althoefer, K & Barras, J 2017, Canceling strong and complex interference in NQR-based landmine detection. in 2016 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability: Interoperable Sustainable Smart Systems for Next Generation, ICIAfS 2016., 7946536, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 8th IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability, ICIAfS 2016, Galle, Sri Lanka, 16/12/2016. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIAFS.2016.7946536

Canceling strong and complex interference in NQR-based landmine detection. / Shao, Weihang ; Kosmas, Panagiotis; Althoefer, Kaspar et al.
2016 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability: Interoperable Sustainable Smart Systems for Next Generation, ICIAfS 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. 7946536.

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Shao W , Kosmas P, Althoefer K, Barras J. Canceling strong and complex interference in NQR-based landmine detection. In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability: Interoperable Sustainable Smart Systems for Next Generation, ICIAfS 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017. 7946536 doi: 10.1109/ICIAFS.2016.7946536

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