TABLE OF CONTENTS 
ABSTRACT 
1. Introduction 
2. Basis of Spectral Discrimination 
Automatic Techniques and Methods 
3.1 Processing Functions 
3.2 Processing Techniques 
3.2.1 Signal Conditioning (Preprocessing) 
3.2.2 Feature Extraction 
3.2.3 Discrimination 
3.2.4 Display and Control 
3.2.5 Post-Processing 
3.3 Processing Equipment 
4. Applications and Results 
5. Conclusions 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
REFERENCES 
BIOGRAPHY