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Direction-Sensitive Radiation Detection System for Unmanned Vehicles

Technology Description This technology features a low-cost, lightweight, low-power radiation spectrometry system with directional capability that can be used with an unmanned vehicle for autonomous detection, location, and identification of sources of radiation. The direction-sensitive radiation detection system (DSRD) indicates the direction of the...

Published: 1/16/2023 | Inventor(s): Abdollah Farsoni, Eric Becker

Keywords(s): Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, Emergency Procedures, Emergency Response, Homeland Security, National Nuclear Security, National Security, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Power Engineering, Radiation Detection, Radiation Health Physics, Radiation Protection, Special Nuclear Materials

Category(s): Engineering

Contour Connection Method: A DEM-Based Landslide Inventorying Algorithm

Technology Description Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a streamlined method that uses software to process some basic bare earth lidar data inputs, returning identity and class of possible landslide locations, enabling improved resource allocation in landslide risk assessment and mitigation. The technology uses a novel algorithm...

Published: 1/16/2023 | Inventor(s): Ben Leshchinsky, Michael Olsen, Michael Ewald, Burak Tanyu

Keywords(s): Computer Software, Emergency Response, Forestry, GIS Software, Housing Development, Infrastructure Protection, Insurance Mapping, Pipelines, Railroads, Web GIS

Category(s): Engineering, Imaging, Software, Research Tools, Physical Science, Transportation