Lean robotics for humanitarian mine sweeping

Abstract

The robot mine clearing, based on cheap farming equipment, aims at transforming the terrorist anti-personnel mine into useless practice, after that the land reclamation is readily fulfilled by standard means. The paper addresses the following lines: • to conceive and implement low-cost robotic equipment, assuring effective, safe and reliable demining; • to allow simple equipment integration, with resort to low-cost and widely available agricultural fixtures; • to provide the basis for on-duty assessment and training assistance by alarm (warning, emergency) effective management; • to make easier the operators groundwork, involved in self-learning and up-grading duties. The mixed-mode automation, through remote-steered robotic effectors, grants balanced resources use on the strategic, tactical and execution horizons.