Anti-personnel Landmine Detection for Humanitarian Demining (eBook)

The Current Situation and Future Direction for Japanese Research and Development
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2009 | 2009
XXIV, 212 Seiten
Springer London (Verlag)
978-1-84882-346-4 (ISBN)

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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.



At present, Katsuhisa Furuta is Professor of School of Science & Engineering and School of Science and Technology for Future Life at Tokyo Denki University as well as Professor Emeritus of Tokyo Institute of Technology. He is to be the President of Tokyo Denki University from June 2008.

Professor Furuta's research interests lie in the broad areas of System Control, Robotics, Mechatronics, and Computer Vision. He is has done pioneering research in the control of pendulums using the so-called Furuta Pendulum which has been used for control study and education in many countries. He received many awards including of Honorary Doctorate - Helsinki University of Technology (1998), IEEE CSS Distinguished Member (1998), and IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000). He is a Fellow of SICE (1992), IEEE (1996), IET (2003), IFAC (2006), and Honorary Member of SICE (2006). He also served as Member of Science Council of Japan (1997-2003).


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.

At present, Katsuhisa Furuta is Professor of School of Science & Engineering and School of Science and Technology for Future Life at Tokyo Denki University as well as Professor Emeritus of Tokyo Institute of Technology. He is to be the President of Tokyo Denki University from June 2008. Professor Furuta’s research interests lie in the broad areas of System Control, Robotics, Mechatronics, and Computer Vision. He is has done pioneering research in the control of pendulums using the so-called Furuta Pendulum which has been used for control study and education in many countries. He received many awards including of Honorary Doctorate - Helsinki University of Technology (1998), IEEE CSS Distinguished Member (1998), and IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000). He is a Fellow of SICE (1992), IEEE (1996), IET (2003), IFAC (2006), and Honorary Member of SICE (2006). He also served as Member of Science Council of Japan (1997-2003).

Dual Sensor Systems Ground Penetrating Radar and Metal Detectors.- Principles of Mine Detection by Ground-penetrating Radar.- Development of Dual Sensors and Deployment in Mine Affected Countries.- Development of an Array Antenna Landmine Detection Radar System.- Test and Evaluation of Japanese GPR-EMI Dual Sensor Systems at the Benkovac Test Site in Croatia.- Vehicle Systems Based on Advanced Robotics for Humanitarian Demining.- Environment-adaptive Anti-personnel Mine Detection System: Advanced Mine Sweeper.- Humanitarian Demining Operation Using the Teleoperated Buggy Vehicle Gryphon with a Mine Sensors Equipped Arm.- Development of Mine Detection Robot Mine Hunter Vehicle (MHV), Controlled Metal Detector and Multi-functional Hydraulic Manipulator.- Explosive Sensors.- Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance for Explosive Detection.- Development of a High-performance Landmine Detection System Through Gamma-ray Detection by Using a Compact Fusion Neutron Source and Dual-sensors.- Development of a Compact Neutron Capture Gamma-ray Imaging System for Anti-personnel Landmine Detection.- Development of an “Electronic Dog Nose” Based on an SPR Immunosensor for Highly Sensitive Detection of Explosives.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 24.1.2009
Zusatzinfo XXIV, 212 p. 196 illus., 25 illus. in color.
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
Technik Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
Schlagworte Autonomous Vehicles • Biosensor • Control • control engineering • Digital Elevation Model • Explosive Detection • Ground-penetrating Radar • Landmines • Mechatronics • Radar • Remote Sensing • Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry • robot • Robotics • sensing • Sensor • sensors
ISBN-10 1-84882-346-0 / 1848823460
ISBN-13 978-1-84882-346-4 / 9781848823464
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