6,843,158 Method and apparatus for detecting target objects
  Issued: January 18, 2005
  Filed: May 2, 2002
  U.S. Class: 89/1.13
Abstract:  The present invention relates generally to a method and devices for the detection of target objects, such as landmines, using the odor characteristics which may be associated with the target objects as a way of detecting their presence. The invention includes devices used to carry out a method of training live animals, such as rats, to seek out the target objects in the field, or to localize, unearth, and mark the location thereof.

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