Remote Excavation of Heavily Contaminated UXO Sites. The Range Master

Abstract

USA Environmental, Inc., and Timberline Environmental Services, Inc., developed the Range Master, a remote controlled scraper with an integrated power screen, to excavate and sift the top 12 inches of heavily contaminated UXO sites. The Phase 1 effort demonstrated the manually operated Range Master at a controlled test site. The Phase 2 effort added system armor and the remote control systems. The Phase 2 Range Master was demonstrated at a live site at the Former Lowry Bombing and Gunnery Range (FLBGR), Bomb Target #2 (BT#2) in Colorado. This report documents the Phase 2 development and demonstration activities and results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 05, 2007
Accession Number
ADA478544

Entities

People

  • Alan L. Crandall

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Closures
  • Cameras
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Explosives
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Moisture Content
  • Munitions
  • Personnel Management
  • Projectiles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Uxo Detection

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  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology