The ideaA team of robots operates in sequence for the detection, multi-data imaging, and classification (e.g. landmine vs harmless clutter) by a remote operator of a potential threat. Potential threats are then digitally mapped in a geo-referenced coordinate system, and to the appropriate local team or authority for elimination.
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The three robotsAll robots securely share the data in real time with remote terminals and portable devices. Shared data is used to generate a data fusion display to classify explosive threats. The data integration of two different ground penetrating radar (GPR) types is a key point, because the multiparametric imaging of shallow buried objects can improve classification of threats by the operator. One robot is equipped with an optoelectronic sensor and suitable image processing software for tripwire and obstacle detection. A team of specialized robots acts in cooperation to conduct detection, classification and mapping procedures for shallow threats.
The team of three robots is designed to be agile, lightweight, and optimized for specific tasks required by the minefield characteristics. |
The collaborationThis NATO SPS Multi-Year Project builds upon the previous SPS project ‘Holographic and Impulse Subsurface Radar for Landmine and IED Detection (U-GO 1st)’, which developed a remotely operable, multi-sensor, robotic device for the detection of land mines, unexploded ordnances (UXOs), and improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
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