Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The 4DPL focuses on the research and development of spatial perception systems with multi- and hyperspectral sensing capabilities. The unit’s goal is to make sense of our surroundings through geometric (spatial) and chemical (spectral) measurements. The current main focus is on portable, passive systems that can be used on the modern battlefield. An important application of our work is the detection of land and sea mines, UXO and IED.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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SpectrEx: Spectral Analysis and Detection of Explosives
Hosteaux, S. (Promotor) & Olarte, R. O. (Researcher)
1/12/25 → 30/11/29
Project: Research › DFR
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RAVN: Rapid Aerial Vehicle Neutralization
Hamesse, C. (Promotor)
1/12/25 → 30/11/29
Project: Research › DEFRA
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ARIES: Advanced Resolution and Intelligence for Explosive Sensing
De Meulemeester, H. (Promotor)
1/12/25 → 28/02/29
Project: Research › DEFRA
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MineInsight: A Multi-Sensor Dataset for Humanitarian Demining Robotics in Off-Road Environments
Malizia, M., Hamesse, C., Hasselmann, K., De Cubber, G., Tsiogkas, N., Demeester, E. & Haelterman, R., 2026, In: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 11, 2, p. 1650-1657 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ROCX mine detection campaign: platform trade-offs and multi-spectral, multi-view sensor fusion
Haelterman, R., Hamesse, C., De Meulemeester, H., Lekhak, S. & Ientilucci, E. J., 25 Mar 2026, ROCX mine detection campaign: platform trade-offs and multi-spectral, multi-view sensor fusion. p. 1-4Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Autonomous Mobile Manipulation for Safe and Efficient Landmine Disposal
Miuccio, A., Fréville, T., Le Flécher, E., Hamesse, C., De cubber, G. & Haelterman, R., 1 Apr 2025, In: Mine Action Symposium. 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Activities
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Research at the Hyperspectral Research Unit
Hosteaux, S. (Poster presenter) & Haelterman, R. (Co-author)
13 Dec 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific poster presentation
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Future Land Forces 2024
Hamesse, C. (Participant)
6 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event (conference, measurement campaign, ...) › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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AVT-376 / Methodology for Tactical Missile IR Signature Predictions
Hosteaux, S. (Member)
1 Dec 2023 → 6 Dec 2024Activity: Other › Participation to a NATO STO RTG/ET
Press/Media
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Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer
Haelterman, R., De Meulemeester, H. & Hamesse, C.
5/03/26
1 Media contribution
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Equipment
Student theses
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Analytical study of the Least Squares Quasi-Newton method for interaction problems
Haelterman, R. (Author), Van Heule, D. (Supervisor) & Vierendeels, J. (Supervisor), 19 May 2009Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Sensor Fusion for 3D Localization and Mapping: Systems and Applications
Hamesse, C. (Author), Haelterman, R. (Supervisor) & Luong, H. (Supervisor), 17 Oct 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Analytical study of multi-secant quasi-Newton methods for optimization problems : approaching the multi-secant property in symmetric quasi-Newton update formulas
Boutet, N. (Author), Haelterman, R. (Supervisor) & Degroote, J. (Supervisor), 10 Nov 2021Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis