Quantifying 3-D Positional Uncertainty of Radiological Material from Nuclear Detonation Video

Authors

Daniel T. Schmitt, Air Force Institute of Technology
Robert Slaughter, Air Force Institute of Technology
Gilbert L. Peterson, Air Force Institute of TechnologyFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2016

Abstract

Multi-view geometry theory is applied to atmospheric nuclear tests filmed in the 1950s and 1960s, to estimate the three-dimensional locations of fixed structures and radiological material during the detonation. Results show that using bundle adjustment, points can be estimated with an average uncertainty of 0.68 meters with 0.36, 0.28, and 0.37 meters of uncertainty in x-, y-, and z-directions respectively.

Comments

The published version of record appears in Nuclear Science and Engineering as cited, and is available by subscription through the DOI link below.

Alternate title form: Quantifying 3D Positional Uncertainty of Radiological Material from Nuclear Detonation Video

DOI

10.13182/NSE14-141

Source Publication

Nuclear Science and Engineering (ISSN 0029-5639 | e-ISSN 1943-748X)

Recommended Citation

Schmitt, D. T., Slaughter, R., & Peterson, G. L. (2016). Quantifying 3-D Positional Uncertainty of Radiological Material from Nuclear Detonation Videos. Nuclear Science and Engineering, 182(2), 243–255. https://doi.org/10.13182/NSE14-141