Highly Concealed Bulk Explosives Detection
This focus area emphasizes the detection of explosives or IEDs hidden in vehicles, buildings or various types of containers. Many of the enclosing materials are metal, which makes it difficult to penetrate with most forms of electromagnetic radiation, or to detect with currently fielded technologies. Approaches to improving detection of highly concealed explosives include the development of enhanced energy sources, improved electronics and more sophisticated signal and image-processing techniques. A significant challenge for this focus area is the development of more compact equipment for practical field deployment.
