title: Field demonstration of a scanning lidar and detection algorithm for spatially mapping honeybees for biological detection of land mines.
abstract: A biological detection scheme based on the natural foraging behavior of conditioned honeybees for detecting chemical vapor plumes associated with unexploded ordnance devices utilizes a scanning lidar instrument to provide spatial mapping of honeybee densities. The scanning light detection and ranging (lidar) instrument uses a frequency doubled Nd:YAG microchip laser to send out a series of pulses at a pulse repetition rate of 6.853 kHz. The scattered light is monitored to produce a discrete time series for each range. This discrete time series is then processed using an efficient algorithm that is able to isolate and identify the return signal from a honeybee in a cluttered environment, producing spatially mapped honeybee densities. Two field experiments were performed with the scanning lidar instrument that demonstrate good correlation between the honeybee density maps and the target locations.
authors.affiliation: Computer Science, Montana State University, Bozeman, 59717, USA. ecarlste@gmail.com
authors.forename: Erik S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Carlsten
authors.forename: Geoffrey R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Wicks
authors.forename: Kevin S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Repasky
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Carlsten
authors.forename: Jerry J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bromenshenk
authors.forename: Colin B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Henderson