Mr. Robert D. Waterbury Profile

Robert D. Waterbury

Dir of Engineering at Alakai Defense Systems Inc

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 2024 Presentation + Paper

One-handed UV Raman sensor for standoff trace detection now a reality

Rob Waterbury, Thuyan Conghuyentonnu, Hunter Hardy, Alex Jacobson, Tim Molner, Ryan Robins, Marshall Scott, Viktor Smolski

Proceedings Volume 13056, 130560D (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013719

KEYWORDS: Standoff detection, Raman spectroscopy, Ultraviolet radiation, Sensors, Ultraviolet detectors, Sunlight, Spectroscopy, Explosives, Defense systems, Unmanned aerial vehicles

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 2023 Presentation + Paper

Development of a one-handed UV Raman sensor for standoff trace detection

Rob Waterbury, Thuyan Conghuyentonnu, Hunter Hardy, Alex Jacobson, Tim Molner, Ryan Robins, Marshall Scott

Proceedings Volume 12541, 1254108 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2665182

KEYWORDS: Standoff detection, Raman spectroscopy, Ultraviolet radiation, Sensors, Ultraviolet detectors, Explosives, Defense systems, Signal detection, Explosives detection

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 2023 Presentation + Paper

Algorithm development using an agnostic machine learning platform for spectroscopy (AMPS)

Marshall Scott, Mark Chilenski, James O'Hara, Gil Raz, Rob Waterbury

Proceedings Volume 12541, 125410K (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2663693

KEYWORDS: Education and training, Data modeling, Machine learning, Algorithm development, Raman spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Ultraviolet radiation, Spectroscopes, Mixtures

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2022 Presentation + Paper

Development of a family of new handheld UV raman sensors for standoff detection

Robert Waterbury, Thuyan Conghuyentonnu, Hunter Hardy, Timothy Molner, Ryan Robins, Marshall Scott

Proceedings Volume 12116, 121160P (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2618641

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Standoff detection, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Explosives, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Explosives detection, Defense systems

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2021 Presentation + Paper

Recent development of a new handheld UV Raman sensor for standoff detection

Rob Waterbury, Thuyan Conghuyentonnu, Hunter Hardy, Tim Molner, Ryan Robins, Marshall Scott

Proceedings Volume 11749, 117490I (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2587656

KEYWORDS: Standoff detection, Ultraviolet radiation, Sensors, Raman spectroscopy, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Unmanned vehicles, Unmanned ground vehicles, Situational awareness sensors, Defense systems

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2019 Presentation + Paper

Recent development of a UV Raman microscope explosive detection system for near trace detection

Rob Waterbury, Thuyan Conghuyentonnu, Hunter Hardy, Tim Molner, Darius Vunck

Proceedings Volume 11010, 1101009 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2519596

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Ultraviolet radiation, Microscopes, Particles, Explosives detection, Explosives, Defense systems, Standoff detection, Deep ultraviolet, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 2018 Presentation + Paper

Recent development of UV Raman standoff explosive detection systems for near trace detection

Rob Waterbury, Robert Babnick, Thuyan Conghuyentonnu, Hunter Hardy, Tim Molner, Darius Vunck

Proceedings Volume 10629, 106290K (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2305234

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Raman spectroscopy, Explosives detection, Standoff detection, Explosives, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2016 Paper

Recent development of two new UV Raman standoff explosive detection systems

Rob Waterbury, Robert Babnick, Justin Cooper, Alan Ford, Francisco Herrera, Adam Hopkins, Ken Pohl, Luisa T. M. Profeta, Juan Sandoval, Darius Vunck

Proceedings Volume 9824, 98240E (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2224372

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Explosives detection, Ultraviolet radiation, Standoff detection, Explosives, Defense systems, Sensors, Control systems, Ultraviolet detectors

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2012 Paper

Recent improvements and testing of a check point explosives detection system

Rob Waterbury, Darius Vunck, Adam Hopkins, Ken Pohl, Alan Ford, Ed Dottery

Proceedings Volume 8358, 83580N (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918580

KEYWORDS: Explosives, Explosives detection, Raman spectroscopy, Eye, Safety, Laser vision correction, Standoff detection, Ultraviolet radiation, Advanced distributed simulations, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 4 June 2011 Paper

Fabrication and testing of a standoff trace explosives detection system

Robert Waterbury, Jeremy Rose, Darius Vunck, Thomas Blank, Ken Pohl, Alan Ford, Troy McVay, Ed Dottery

Proceedings Volume 8018, 801818 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885256

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, Explosives, Explosives detection, Standoff detection, Ultraviolet radiation, Sensors, Spectrometers, Aluminum, Defense systems

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2010 Paper

Extension of a standoff explosive detection system to CBRN threats

Alan Ford, Rob Waterbury, Jeremy Rose, Ken Pohl, Megan Eisterhold, Thelma Thorn, Keesoo Lee, Ed Dottery

Proceedings Volume 7665, 76650Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.849815

KEYWORDS: Data modeling, Raman spectroscopy, Explosives, Explosives detection, Chemometrics, Standoff detection, Aluminum, Biological detection systems, Uranium

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Proceedings Article | 8 May 2009 Paper

Results of a UV TEPS-Raman energetic detection system (TREDS-2) for standoff detection

Robert Waterbury, Alan Ford, Jeremy Rose, Edwin Dottery

Proceedings Volume 7304, 73041B (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819211

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, Standoff detection, Ultraviolet radiation, Plasma, Eye, Safety, Explosives detection, Carbon dioxide lasers, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 8 May 2009 Paper

Standoff detection of hazardous materials using a novel dual-laser pulse technique: theory and experiments

Alan Ford, Robert Waterbury, Jeremy Rose, Edwin Dottery

Proceedings Volume 7304, 73041C (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819214

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, Explosives, Carbon dioxide lasers, Chemical species, Explosives detection, Aluminum, Carbon dioxide, Ionization, Molecules

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2009 Paper

Sensor data fusion for spectroscopy-based detection of explosives

Pratik Shah, Abhijeet Singh, Sanjeev Agarwal, Sahra Sedigh, Alan Ford, Robert Waterbury

Proceedings Volume 7303, 730329 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819902

KEYWORDS: Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, Explosives, Data fusion, Sensors, Explosives detection, Spectroscopy, Improvised explosive devices, Statistical analysis, Fusion energy

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Proceedings Article | 17 April 2008 Paper

LIBS plasma enhancement for standoff detection applications

Dennis Killinger, Susan Allen, Robert Waterbury, Chris Stefano, Edwin Dottery

Proceedings Volume 6954, 695403 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.776949

KEYWORDS: Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, Carbon dioxide lasers, Plasma, Nd:YAG lasers, Carbon dioxide, Aluminum, Pulsed laser operation, Standoff detection, Silicon, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 17 April 2008 Paper

Standoff LIBS measurements of energetic materials using a 266nm excitation laser

Robert Waterbury, Avishekh Pal, Dennis Killinger, Jeremy Rose, Edwin Dottery, Guy Ontai

Proceedings Volume 6954, 695409 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.778668

KEYWORDS: Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, Carbon dioxide lasers, Nd:YAG lasers, Aluminum, Plasma, Ceramics, Ultraviolet radiation, Carbon dioxide, Explosives, Q switched lasers

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Proceedings Article | 10 December 1996 Paper

Development of an underwater in-situ spectrophotometric sensor for seawater pH

Robert Waterbury, Robert Byrne, John Kelly, Bram Leader, Sean McElligott, Randy Russell

Proceedings Volume 2836, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.260590

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Absorbance, Calibration, Light emitting diodes, Mirrors, Optical testing, Data storage, Optical design, Head, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 3 January 1996 Paper

Loss compensation using digital-signal processing in fiber optic fluorescence sensors

K. Peter Lo, Howard Groger, Shufang Luo, Russell Churchill, Robert Waterbury

Proceedings Volume 2594, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.229245

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Oxygen, Fiber optics sensors, Sensors, Digital signal processing, Signal attenuation, Fiber optics, Ruthenium, Optical fibers, Signal to noise ratio

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