Abstract
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) conducted the Phase II trials of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)/ sensor systems for humanitarian mine action (HMA) in Ukraine in May 2024. Seven organizations participated, four of which were Ukrainian. Each organization brought systems with differing combinations of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) platforms, sensors, and data processing, and were tested against a trial area set up in central Ukraine by UNDP. Run at the request of the Ministry of Economy, Phase II trials involving Ukrainian and international organizations yielded promising results. They demonstrated that combining technologies to detect both metal and plastic explosive remnants of war (ERW) items—whether surface-laid or buried—could significantly enhance the efficiency of traditional humanitarian demining methods by enabling more targeted clearance.
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Crowther, Edward and Shepel, Natalia
(2024)
"Phase II Testing Of UAV/Sensor Systems For Humanitarian Mine Action In Ukraine,"
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction: Vol. 28
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3
, Article 8.
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https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol28/iss3/8
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