Download or read book Mine Action Equipment written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Design of Demining Machines written by Dinko Mikulic and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In constant effort to eliminate mine danger, international mine action community has been developing safety, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of clearance methods. Demining machines have become necessary when conducting humanitarian demining where the mechanization of demining provides greater safety and productivity. Design of Demining Machines describes the development and testing of modern demining machines in humanitarian demining. Relevant data for design of demining machines are included to explain the machinery implemented and some innovative and inspiring development solutions. Development technologies, companies and projects are discussed to provide a comprehensive estimate of the effects of various design factors and to proper selection of optimal parameters for designing the demining machines. Covering the dynamic processes occurring in machine assemblies and their components to a broader understanding of demining machine as a whole, Design of Demining Machines is primarily tailored as a text for the study of the fundamentals and engineering techniques involved in the calculation and design of demining machines. It will prove as useful resource for engineers, designers, researchers and policy makers working in this field.

Download or read book Journal of Mine Action written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mine Action written by Multiple Authors and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day, civilians in dozens of countries around the world are injured and killed by landmines and other lethal leftovers of conflict, years after hostilities of war have ended. Once planted, a mine will never be able to tell the difference between a military and civilian footstep, and a bomblet will continue to attract children and metal dealers. In order to put an end to the suffering and casualties caused by antipersonnel mines, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (the Ottawa Convention or Mine Ban Treaty), was adopted in 1997. Further, in order to prevent suffering and casualties caused by cluster munitions at the time of their use, the Convention on the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Cluster Munitions (the Oslo Convention), was adopted in 2008. In 1996, the Royal Military Academy (RMA) opted for the implementation of mine action technological projects funded by the Belgian Ministry of Defense and the Belgian State Secretariat for Development Cooperation. It further decided to set up a close collaboration with other Belgian universities, which started organizing their own research activities on mine action. Later, other funding sources were granted to RMA by the Belgian Science Policy, the European Commission, and the European Committee for Standardization. At a more politico-administrative level, RMA participates in the States Parties Meetings of the Mine Ban Treaty, and in this context, Prof. Acheroy created an expert group on mine action technologies with representatives of different organizations and countries, aiming at informing the States Parties of the Mine Ban Treaty about the evolution of the mine action technologies. Further, Prof. Y. Baudoin created working groups dedicated to robotics in mine action within international organization. This book reports research activities achieved by the RMA.s

Download or read book Jane s Mines and Mine Clearance written by Jane's Information Group, Incorporated and published by Janes Information Group. This book was released on 2002-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents include - Background information - Mines and booby traps currently deployed - Mines not yet deployed, or less widely used - Minelaying equipment - Mine detection - Mine clearance - Related equipment and services - Types of mines in threatened countries and technical data - Manufacturers' index

Download or read book Anti personnel Landmine Detection for Humanitarian Demining written by Katsuhisa Furuta and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-01-24 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anti-personnel Landmine Detection for Humanitarian Demining reports on state-of-the-art technologies developed during a Japanese National Research Project (2002–2007). The conventional method of landmine detection is using metal detectors to sense the metal in mines, but often other metal fragments in minefields camouflage landmines and hinder progress using this form of demining. The challenge is to develop detection systems that can discriminate between AP landmines and random metal fragments. The JST adopted research proposals and the results are reported here. This book concentrates on aspects of three approaches to AP mine detection: enhancing and confirming the results of metal-detection scans using GPR; using robot vehicles and manipulators to operate within minefields remotely; and methods of sensing the explosives within mines. Results are presented in the fields of GPR, nuclear quadrupole resonance, neutron thermal analysis and biosensors. The integration of these methods for workable robot operation is demonstrated. The project was carried out in conjunction with mine action centers in Croatia, Cambodia and Afghanistan. Evaluation data from field trials are also given.

Download or read book Journal of Mine Action written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book List of Permissible Mine Equipment Approved written by United States. Bureau of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tip of the Spear written by Ryan Hendrickson and published by Center Street. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring true story of a US Special Forces soldier who was medically retired after stepping on an IED, and his incredible return to active duty. Sergeant First Class (SFC) Ryan Hendrickson is a brave, determined, and courageous soldier -- a Green Beret clearing the way for his twelve-man team while conducting combat operations against the Taliban. As the "tip of the spear," his role is to ensure the route taken by U.S. and Afghan troops are free of IEDs -- improvised explosive devices. Many soldiers do not survive their last step; those who do often lose at least one limb. While rescuing an Afghan soldier outside a mud-hut compound in 2010 -- knowing that he was in "uncleared" territory -- Ryan stepped on an IED with his right foot. The device exploded, leaving his foot dangling at the end of his leg. American soldiers losing a limb is an all-too-common occurrence. But what makes Ryan's story different is that after undergoing two dozen surgeries and a tortuous rehabilitation, he was medically retired but fought to return to active duty. Multiple skin grafts to his leg and right foot successfully reattached his lower leg, and he was aided in his recovery by wearing a new prosthetic device known as an IDEO (Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis). Once he passed a series of crucial physical tests, Ryan was able to rejoin the Green Berets within a year and physically perform his duties, redeploying to Afghanistan in March 2012. In 2016, he volunteered to return to Afghanistan with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group. During a firefight with the Taliban, he risked his life under heavy enemy fire to rescue three Afghan soldiers cut off from friendly forces and return the bodies of two dead Afghan soldiers under the ethos that "no one gets left behind." For his heroic efforts on the battlefield, SFC Ryan Hendrickson was awarded a Silver Star, the nation's third-highest award for valor. An engaging and harrowing account, Tip of the Spear tells the amazing story of one Green Beret's indomitable spirit.

Download or read book Mine Rescue Apparatus and Auxiliary Equipment written by United States. Bureau of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Permissible Mine Equipment Approved by the Bureau of Mines During 1967 68 written by F. R. Lee and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Jane s Mines and Mine Clearance 1997 98 written by Jane's Information Group and published by Janes Information Group. This book was released on 1997-11 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the aftermath of mine warfares. There are also details of countermeasures, procedures, organisational structures and much more.

Download or read book Still Killing written by Alex Vines and published by Human Rights Watch. This book was released on 1997 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Momentum for a ban

Download or read book A Methodology for Evaluating Demining Personal Protective Equipment for Antiperso n nel Landmines written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes & presents results of a study to develop an objective test methodology to evaluate the risk of human injuries from mine blasts while wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). The study used an unprotected dummy, of the type widely used in the automobile industry, to validate the test methodology. PPEs were evaluated against three levels of simulated mines and a widely fielded antipersonnel mine. Both the kneeling and prone demining positions were evaluated in 102 tests performed to determine test repeatability and robustness of dummy response. The conclusions discuss the suitability of the test methodology to repeatably characterize demining trauma with & without PPE.

Download or read book List of Permissible Mine Equipment written by Lee Clyde Ilsley and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Permissible Mine Equipment Approved by the Bureau of Mines During 1963 64 written by Frank R. Lee and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Anti Personnel Mine Ban Convention written by Stuart Casey-Maslen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-01-04 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated commentary on the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention addresses international law and State practice on anti-personnel mines under the treaty. It describes the use of anti-personnel mines through to the present day, the destruction of landmine stockpiles, and mine clearance in every affected nation.