Biosensor UUV payload for underwater detection

Anne W. Kusterbeck; Paul T. Charles; Brian J. Melde; Scott A. Trammell; André A. Adams; Jeffrey R. Deschamps

doi:10.1117/12.850317

20 April 2010 Biosensor UUV payload for underwater detection

Anne W. Kusterbeck, Paul T. Charles, Brian J. Melde, Scott A. Trammell, André A. Adams, Jeffrey R. Deschamps

Proceedings Volume 7678, Ocean Sensing and Monitoring II; 76780S (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850317
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Increased emphasis on maritime domain awareness and port security has led to the development of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) capable of extended missions. These systems rely most frequently on well-developed side scan sonar and acoustic methods to locate potential targets. The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is developing biosensors for underwater explosives detection that complement acoustic sensors and can be used as UUV payloads to monitor areas for port and harbor security or in detection of underwater unexploded ordnance (UXO) and biochemical threats. The prototype sensor has recently been demonstrated to detect explosives in seawater at trace levels when run in a continuous sampling mode. To overcome ongoing issues with sample preparation and facilitate rapid detection at trace levels in a marine environment, we have been developing new mesoporous materials for in-line preconcentration of explosives and other small molecules, engineering microfluidic components to improve the signal, and testing alternative signal transduction methods. Additional work is being done to optimize the optical components and sensor response time. Highlights of these current studies and our ongoing efforts to integrate the biosensor with existing detection technologies to reduce false positives are described. In addition, we present the results of field tests that demonstrate the prototype biosensor performance as a UUV payload.

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Anne W. Kusterbeck, Paul T. Charles, Brian J. Melde, Scott A. Trammell, André A. Adams, and Jeffrey R. Deschamps "Biosensor UUV payload for underwater detection", Proc. SPIE 7678, Ocean Sensing and Monitoring II, 76780S (20 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850317

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