Dr. Dylan C. Burns Profile

Dr. Dylan C. Burns

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Dylan Burns Ph.D
Researcher and Lecturer

Specialties: Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for applications including subsurface detection of buried objects, monitoring and mapping underground utilities. Research and Development (R&D), electromechanical device design, RF Signals, prototype development and fabrication, hands on experience with tools and machinery, laboratory product testing, test fixture design, data/ signal processing and analysis, material testing, MATLAB, SolidWorks. Founded dbgear llc in 2016.

Patents: Pending applications on “Wideband Ground Penetrating Radar System and Method” and “Vibrating Magnet Antenna”

Education: University of Vermont Mechanical Engineering PhD (2011) and MS (2006) , and University of University of Vermont Mechanical Engineering BS (2002).

Publications (19)

Proceedings Article | 13 June 2022 Presentation

Presentation

Structured radio-frequency beams for sensing and communication applications

Owen Brandriss, Dylan Burns, Tian Xia, Dryver Huston

Proceedings Volume PC12108, (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2619089

KEYWORDS: Phased array optics, Radio optics, Antennas, RF communications, Phased arrays, Remote sensing, Optical communications, Numerical simulations

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2022 Presentation + Paper

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Realtime visual-inertial SLAM integrated with radar data to triangulate targets

Joshua Girard, Dryver Huston, Dylan Burns, Tian Xia

Proceedings Volume 12125, 121250G (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2618897

KEYWORDS: Radar, 3D modeling, Detection and tracking algorithms, Visualization, 3D acquisition, Continuous wave operation, Antennas, Target detection, Phase measurement, Data integration

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2022 Presentation + Paper

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Improved mechanisms of active magnetic sensing for subterranean target discrimination

Nick Hanna, Wilson Ezequelle, Dylan Burns, Tian Xia, Dryver Huston

Proceedings Volume 12116, 1211617 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2622418

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Magnetometers, Ferromagnetics, Magnetic sensors, Lead, Copper, Neural networks, Aluminum, Active remote sensing, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2021 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Penetrating radar combined with 3-D imaging for real-time augmented reality sensing and classification

Joshua Girard, Dylan Burns, Dryver Huston, Tian Xia

Proceedings Volume 11759, 117590N (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2587703

KEYWORDS: Radar, Augmented reality, 3D surface sensing, Stereoscopy, Machine vision, Computer vision technology, Visual process modeling, 3D vision, Visualization, Radar imaging

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2021 Presentation + Paper

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Ultra-wideband ground penetrating radar with orbital angular momentum control

Daniel Orfeo, Yan Zhang, Dylan Burns, Tian Xia, Dryver Huston

Proceedings Volume 11750, 1175007 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2588458

KEYWORDS: Ground penetrating radar, General packet radio service, Target detection, Transceivers, Signal processing, Network security, Microwave radiation, Land mines, Antennas

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SPIE Journal Paper | 31 March 2021

Synthetic ultrawideband orbital angular momentum radar

Daniel Orfeo, Dylan Burns, Dryver Huston, Tian Xia

JARS, Vol. 15, Issue 01, 017504, (March 2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JRS.15.017504

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Radar, Phased arrays, Spiral phase plates, Microwave radiation, Superposition, Reflectors, Network security, Demodulation, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2020 Presentation + Paper

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Electrically controlled phased array OAM radar

Daniel Orfeo, Dylan Burns, Dryver Huston, Tian Xia

Proceedings Volume 11408, 1140810 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559388

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Phased arrays, Radar, Spiral phase plates, Microwave radiation, Receivers, Transmitters, Reflectors, Scattering, Spherical lenses

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2020 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Enhancing ground penetrating radar with augmented reality systems for underground utility management

Joshua Childs, Dan Orfeo, Dylan Burns, Dryver Huston, Tian Xia

Proceedings Volume 11426, 1142608 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561042

KEYWORDS: General packet radio service, Augmented reality, Global Positioning System, Mobile devices, Visualization, Ground penetrating radar

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2020 Presentation + Paper

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Active magnetic sensing for subterranean urban target discrimination

Wilson Ezequelle, Daniel Orfeo, Dylan Burns, Tian Xia, Dryver Huston

Proceedings Volume 11380, 1138006 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561554

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Magnetic sensors, Aluminum, Magnetometers, Land mines, Copper, Electromagnetism, Sensing systems, Ferromagnetics, Active remote sensing

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SPIE Journal Paper | 23 April 2019

Bistatic antenna configurations for air-launched ground penetrating radar

Daniel Orfeo, Yu Zhang, Dylan Burns, Jonathan Miller, Dryver Huston, Tian Xia

JARS, Vol. 13, Issue 02, 027501, (April 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JRS.13.027501

KEYWORDS: Antennas, General packet radio service, Ground penetrating radar, Reflection, Transmitters, Receivers, Dielectrics, Radar, Signal detection, Unmanned aerial vehicles

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

3D tomography for multistatic GPR subsurface sensing

Mauricio Pereira, Yu Zhang, Dan Orfeo, Dylan Burns, Dryver Huston, Tian Xia

Proceedings Volume 10633, 1063302 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304423

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Radar, Tomography, 3D surface sensing

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Proceedings Article | 27 March 2018 Presentation

Presentation

Underground utility sensing network using LoRa and magnetic telemetry (Conference Presentation)

Daniel Orfeo, Dylan Burns, Connie Ou, Robert Farrell, Tian Xia, Dryver Huston

Proceedings Volume 10598, 105983C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2300964

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Magnetic sensors, Receivers, Sensors, Telecommunications, Magnetometers, Internet, RF communications, Energy harvesting, Electromagnetic radiation

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Proceedings Article | 19 April 2017 Presentation + Paper

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Rough ground surface clutter removal in air-coupled ground penetrating radar data using low-rank and sparse representation

Yu Zhang, Dylan Burns, Dan Orfeo, Dryver Huston, Tian Xia

Proceedings Volume 10169, 1016904 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2261355

KEYWORDS: Image processing, Data modeling, Finite-difference time-domain method, Mathematical modeling, Ground penetrating radar, Signal processing, Nondestructive evaluation, Sensing systems

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Proceedings Article | 19 April 2017 Presentation + Paper

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Buried nonmetallic object detection using bistatic ground penetrating radar with variable antenna elevation angle and height

Yu Zhang, Dan Orfeo, Dylan Burns, Jonathan Miller, Dryver Huston, Tian Xia

Proceedings Volume 10169, 1016908 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2260055

KEYWORDS: Reflection, Metals, Radar, Nonmetals, Ground penetrating radar, Target detection, Nondestructive evaluation

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2015 Paper

Paper

Sand moisture assessment using instantaneous phase information in ground penetrating radar data

Yu Zhang, Dylan Burns, Dryver Huston, Tian Xia

Proceedings Volume 9437, 943726 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2083858

KEYWORDS: General packet radio service, Dielectrics, Finite-difference time-domain method, Interfaces, Signal detection, Wave propagation, Reflection, Ground penetrating radar, Signal attenuation, Soil science

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Proceedings Article | 28 March 2014 Paper

Paper

Dual-durometer soft suction foot robot for concrete inspection

Dryver Huston, Dylan Burns, John Gardner-Morse, Paul Montane, Enrique Angola

Proceedings Volume 9064, 90642Q (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2046596

KEYWORDS: Gait analysis, Servomechanisms, Inspection, Actuators, Switching, Power supplies, Robotic systems, Lithium, Polymers, Robotics

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Proceedings Article | 24 March 2006 Paper

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Proximity lithography membrane mask aeroelasticity

Dryver Huston, Dylan Burns, Brent Boerger, Robert Selzer

Proceedings Volume 6151, 61513D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660798

KEYWORDS: Photomasks, Semiconducting wafers, Lithography, Mechanics, Helium, Silicon carbide, Mathematical modeling, X-rays, Silicon, Microfluidics

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2005 Paper

Paper

Hierarchical actuator systems

D. Huston, B. Esser, G. Spencer, D. Burns, E. Kahn

Proceedings Volume 5762, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.607220

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Shape memory alloys, Mechanics, Control systems, Piezoelectric effects, Electroactive polymers, Packaging, Satellites, Particles, Electromyography

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2005 Paper

Paper

Active self-healing wire insulation

B. Esser, D. Huston, G. Spencer, D. Burns, E. Kahn

Proceedings Volume 5762, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.606128

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Composites, Capillaries, Foam, Polyurethane, Liquids, Skin, Latex, Inspection, Manufacturing

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