Landmine removal : technology review and design proposal as pertaining to humanitarian demining with a focus on locomotion across soft terrain
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2009
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| author | Poteet, Amanda N |
| author2 | Thrishantha Nanayakkara. |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/452922019-04-10T18:14:07Z Landmine removal : technology review and design proposal as pertaining to humanitarian demining with a focus on locomotion across soft terrain Poteet, Amanda N Thrishantha Nanayakkara. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 42). A study into the field of humanitarian landmine removal was conducted; with significant attention devoted to an in depth review of existing removal technologies, as well as alternative detection methods. A design proposal was also presented in addition to the technology review. The design is for an autonomous robot which is capable of working in conjunction with canine demining units, with further implications for the development of a robotic unit capable of landmine detection. Further investigation was done into the possible modes of robotic locomotion, resulting in the determination that mechanical legs, as opposed to wheels, are the better choice when traversing across soft terrain. by Amanda N. Poteet. S.B. 2009-04-29T17:21:28Z 2009-04-29T17:21:28Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45292 311867228 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 42 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Poteet, Amanda N Landmine removal : technology review and design proposal as pertaining to humanitarian demining with a focus on locomotion across soft terrain |
| title | Landmine removal : technology review and design proposal as pertaining to humanitarian demining with a focus on locomotion across soft terrain |
| title_full | Landmine removal : technology review and design proposal as pertaining to humanitarian demining with a focus on locomotion across soft terrain |
| title_fullStr | Landmine removal : technology review and design proposal as pertaining to humanitarian demining with a focus on locomotion across soft terrain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Landmine removal : technology review and design proposal as pertaining to humanitarian demining with a focus on locomotion across soft terrain |
| title_short | Landmine removal : technology review and design proposal as pertaining to humanitarian demining with a focus on locomotion across soft terrain |
| title_sort | landmine removal technology review and design proposal as pertaining to humanitarian demining with a focus on locomotion across soft terrain |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45292 |
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