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

Multiview 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 uncerta...

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Published inNuclear science and engineering Vol. 182; no. 2; pp. 243 - 255
Main Authors Schmitt, Daniel T., Slaughter, Robert, Peterson, Gilbert L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 01.02.2016
Subjects
Atmospherics
Bundle adjustment
Detonation
Estimates
Position (location)
Uncertainty
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Summary:Multiview 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 m with 0.36, 0.28, and 0.37 m of uncertainty in the x-, y-, and z-directions, respectively.
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ISSN:0029-5639
1943-748X
DOI:10.13182/NSE14-141