SCAMP Anti-personnel Mine Roller Performance Testing
Abstract
Humanistic Robotics Inc, a U.S.-based designer and manufacturer of mechanical demining machines and robotic-support equipment, hypothesized that a well-designed roller utilized in the appropriate environments would be an important part of the mechanical demining toolkit. To test this hypothesis, HRI designed, developed, and tested a novel anti-personnel mine roller -- the Specialized Compact Automated Mechanical Clearance Platform Roller. As part of the development process, HRI studied existing mine rollers and researched the key characteristics governing mine-roller effectiveness. To properly evaluate the SCAMP Roller's clearance performance, a series of formal tests were conducted at the Keweenaw Research Center in Houghton, Michigan (U.S.) and the Swedish EOD and Demining Centre (SWEDEC) near Eksjo, Sweden. The key parameters evaluated were mine type, soil conditions, compaction level above and around the mine, and roller speed. This article highlights the SCAMP Roller's unique design features, describes the two testing events performed to evaluate its effectiveness, and discusses the test findings.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA550122
Entities
People
- Erik De Brun
- Scott Poff