Low-cost detection of RC-IED activation signals in VHF band

Victor Hugo Camargo Suarez; Jose Ignacio Marulanda B.

doi:10.1117/12.2050428

29 May 2014 Low-cost detection of RC-IED activation signals in VHF band

Victor Hugo Camargo Suarez, Jose Ignacio Marulanda B.

Proceedings Volume 9072, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XIX; 907214 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050428
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2014, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

The proliferation of Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices (RC-IED) is a growing threat around the world. The ease of construction and low cost of these devices are transforming common things in lethal tramps. The fight against this threats normally involves the use of sophisticated and expensive equipment of Electronic Warfare based on high speed DSP systems, just to detect the presence of detonation signals. In this work is showed how to find activation signals based on the characteristic of the power in a specific band and the previous knowledge about the detonation signals. As proof of concept we have taken the information about the RC-IEDs used in the Colombian conflict and develop an algorithm to find detonation signals based on the measured power in frequencies between 136 MHz and 174 MHz (2 meter civil band)

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Victor Hugo Camargo Suarez and Jose Ignacio Marulanda B. "Low-cost detection of RC-IED activation signals in VHF band", Proc. SPIE 9072, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XIX, 907214 (29 May 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050428

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