Sensory Monitoring for Breakthrough Detection in Mobile Laser Cutting of Various Materials in the Context of Improvised Explosive Device Disposal
Unattended luggage or containers in public areas, such as railway stations and buildings, like airports, may trigger bomb disposal operations. While these instances frequently involve harmless forgotten bags, they can also signal the presence of unconventional explosives and incendiary devices, whic...
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| author | Emre Unal Matthias Muhr Dominik Wild Cathrin Theiss Moritz Schumacher Gerhard Holl Peter Kaul |
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| description | Unattended luggage or containers in public areas, such as railway stations and buildings, like airports, may trigger bomb disposal operations. While these instances frequently involve harmless forgotten bags, they can also signal the presence of unconventional explosives and incendiary devices, which may include chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNe) elements. Research aspects of this work include the development of a mobile laser cutting system (LCS) to enhance the capabilities of police bomb disposal units in neutralizing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and forensic evidence collection, thereby improving the safety of the public and defusing experts. This article presents the results of the development of a breakthrough detection system using an appropriate sensor technology. Parameters are determined by means of sensory monitoring to cut through various materials without interacting with the layer behind them. The investigation includes real cutting tests with the mobile LCS on various materials. For example, breakthrough times for polystyrene ranged from 75 to 250 s depending on geometry, while sensor accuracy in detecting cutting progress exceeded 90%. Additionally, explosive residues as low as 10 ng were successfully detected post-cutting, highlighting the system’s forensic compatibility. The results show that sensor-based breakthrough detection is feasible for the laser cutting of IED-relevant objects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-593de76fade44783ba8455ae67fe2a4b2025-08-20T03:02:15ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Instrumentation and Measurement2768-72362025-01-01411010.1109/OJIM.2025.354012710879072Sensory Monitoring for Breakthrough Detection in Mobile Laser Cutting of Various Materials in the Context of Improvised Explosive Device DisposalEmre Unal0https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4228-3418Matthias Muhr1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7365-8589Dominik Wild2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6474-985XCathrin Theiss3https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2909-5560Moritz Schumacher4https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3573-7989Gerhard Holl5https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8770-4013Peter Kaul6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8642-6253Institute for Safety and Security Research, University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Rheinbach, GermanyInstitute for Safety and Security Research, University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Rheinbach, GermanyInstitute for Safety and Security Research, University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Rheinbach, GermanyInstitute for Safety and Security Research, University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Rheinbach, GermanyInstitute for Safety and Security Research, University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Rheinbach, GermanyInstitute for Safety and Security Research, University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Rheinbach, GermanyInstitute for Safety and Security Research, University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Rheinbach, GermanyUnattended luggage or containers in public areas, such as railway stations and buildings, like airports, may trigger bomb disposal operations. While these instances frequently involve harmless forgotten bags, they can also signal the presence of unconventional explosives and incendiary devices, which may include chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNe) elements. Research aspects of this work include the development of a mobile laser cutting system (LCS) to enhance the capabilities of police bomb disposal units in neutralizing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and forensic evidence collection, thereby improving the safety of the public and defusing experts. This article presents the results of the development of a breakthrough detection system using an appropriate sensor technology. Parameters are determined by means of sensory monitoring to cut through various materials without interacting with the layer behind them. The investigation includes real cutting tests with the mobile LCS on various materials. For example, breakthrough times for polystyrene ranged from 75 to 250 s depending on geometry, while sensor accuracy in detecting cutting progress exceeded 90%. Additionally, explosive residues as low as 10 ng were successfully detected post-cutting, highlighting the system’s forensic compatibility. The results show that sensor-based breakthrough detection is feasible for the laser cutting of IED-relevant objects.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10879072/Explosivesimprovised explosive device (IED)laser cuttingopening of containerspreservation of evidencesensory monitoring |
| spellingShingle | Emre Unal Matthias Muhr Dominik Wild Cathrin Theiss Moritz Schumacher Gerhard Holl Peter Kaul Sensory Monitoring for Breakthrough Detection in Mobile Laser Cutting of Various Materials in the Context of Improvised Explosive Device Disposal IEEE Open Journal of Instrumentation and Measurement Explosives improvised explosive device (IED) laser cutting opening of containers preservation of evidence sensory monitoring |
| title | Sensory Monitoring for Breakthrough Detection in Mobile Laser Cutting of Various Materials in the Context of Improvised Explosive Device Disposal |
| title_full | Sensory Monitoring for Breakthrough Detection in Mobile Laser Cutting of Various Materials in the Context of Improvised Explosive Device Disposal |
| title_fullStr | Sensory Monitoring for Breakthrough Detection in Mobile Laser Cutting of Various Materials in the Context of Improvised Explosive Device Disposal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sensory Monitoring for Breakthrough Detection in Mobile Laser Cutting of Various Materials in the Context of Improvised Explosive Device Disposal |
| title_short | Sensory Monitoring for Breakthrough Detection in Mobile Laser Cutting of Various Materials in the Context of Improvised Explosive Device Disposal |
| title_sort | sensory monitoring for breakthrough detection in mobile laser cutting of various materials in the context of improvised explosive device disposal |
| topic | Explosives improvised explosive device (IED) laser cutting opening of containers preservation of evidence sensory monitoring |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10879072/ |
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