Systems and methods for detecting objects in the ground

A detection system mountable to a vehicle for detecting an object in the ground, the detection system comprising:

• a generic mount, the generic mount comprising:
• a male connection configured to fit into a standard vehicle hitch receiver;
• a boom coupled to the generic mount, the boom comprising:
• a proximal end configured to couple to the generic mount;
• a distal end;
• a sensor head pivotally connected to the distal end of the boom, the sensor head comprising:
• a sensor configured to detect the object in the ground;
• a tensioning mechanism configured to hold the sensor head in a first orientation with respect to the boom, and to allow the sensor head to rotate from the first orientation with respect to the boom to a second orientation with the boom in response to the application of a threshold force, the tensioning mechanism configured to exert a force to restore the sensor head to the first orientation when the sensor head is in the second orientation;
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• a multi-part boom assembly configured to be adjustable in length;
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• a pivot point disposed between the mount and the sensor, the pivot point configured to allow for adjustment of the distance between the ground and the sensor.