Land Robotic Vehicles for Demining

Abstract

Considering large polluted areas and drawbacks of actual demining technologies main contributions of using robotic vehicles are expected in following topics: - Searching large areas and localization of mines and any explosives (UXO) by fast and reliable way. - Fast and reliable neutralization/destruction of mines without the need of personal assistance to be inside, or close to dangerous places. Demining process remains and will be still one of the most dangerous operations. For this reason new robotic technologies and detection principles should be applied. The paper presents a modular concept and on examples describes the robotic vehicles equipped by the flailing activation mechanism and other accessories used in demining process and other civil engineering works. All activities in dangerous terrains, as minefields, require applying specific approaches to searching, precise localization of single targets, neutralization process and other works, as well. Operations of unmanned vehicles in such terrains suppose that they have some level of autonomy to solve especially critical situations. This is the task for research in the future.