DocumentCode
1580444
Title
Explosives detection with hard-wired moths
Author
King, Tony L. ; Horine, Frank M. ; Daly, Kevin C. ; Smith, Brian H.
Author_Institution
Explosive Components Dept., Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, MS, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2003
Firstpage
1669
Abstract
A prototype system that uses moths to detect explosives was designed, assembled, and tested. It compares the electromyographic signals of moths trained to respond or not respond to a target explosive vapor in order to determine whether or not explosive devices, such as bombs or landmines, are present. The device was designed to be portable by making it lightweight, battery-powered, and energy efficient. The prototype performed successfully during testing.
Keywords
electromyography; explosion protection; portable instruments; electromyographic signals; explosive devices; explosives detection; hard-wired moths; target explosive vapor; Animals; Band pass filters; Circuits; Displays; Electrodes; Electromyography; Explosives; Prototypes; Testing; Voting;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2003. IMTC '03. Proceedings of the 20th IEEE
ISSN
1091-5281
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7705-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IMTC.2003.1208033
Filename
1208033
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