The over 100 million landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) are buried in disaster-affected countries. Although significant efforts have been made at addressing this problem, few have resulted in practical removal tools, especially in the hazardous, yet essential, LV-3 survey. We propose a mechanical master-slave hand to remove landmines and UXOs. At first, we have made a test model (Mine Hand-1) that features symmetric operation. But the consultation with expert deminers from Afghanistan suggested the need for a lightweight and simple design. The improved model, Mine Hand-2, is 1/6th the weight, easily carried, and simpler to maintain. Through blasting experiments, which show that the Mine Hand-2 is robust for average landmines, this model is estimated to be practical.
Development of mine hands: Extended prodder for protected demining operation
Autonomous Robots ; 18 , 3 ; 337-350
2005
14 Seiten, 19 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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