An Innovative Cargo Securement Mesh with Integral Lightweight, Low-Cost Tensioning Devices and Adaptable Control Systems

The goal of this project is development of an acoustic system for imaging buried objects and underground geological features like bedrock layers, underground stream channels, and fracture zones. Current technology for imaging these features relies on theuse of electromagnetic radiation and suffers from limited spatial resolution and limited penetration depth in areas of high soil conductivity. During Phase I we demonstrated the feasibility of using acoustic energy for this application by imaging agranite block buried in clay. In Phase II we will develop the hardware and software components required for a field-deployable imaging system. Once completed, the system will be used to conduct field surveys at several sites of interest to the Army. Wewill also attempt to use the technology developed under this program as a base for commercial products serving the environmental remediation and construction markets.