EP3516427A1 - A system for detecting and visualizing mines including the plastic ones buried underground by thermal imaging - Google Patents
A system for detecting and visualizing mines including the plastic ones buried underground by thermal imagingInfo
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- EP3516427A1 EP3516427A1 EP16863203.2A EP16863203A EP3516427A1 EP 3516427 A1 EP3516427 A1 EP 3516427A1 EP 16863203 A EP16863203 A EP 16863203A EP 3516427 A1 EP3516427 A1 EP 3516427A1
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
- G01V9/00—Prospecting or detecting by methods not provided for in groups G01V1/00 - G01V8/00
- G01V9/005—Prospecting or detecting by methods not provided for in groups G01V1/00 - G01V8/00 by thermal methods, e.g. after generation of heat by chemical reactions
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
- F41H11/00—Defence installations; Defence devices
- F41H11/12—Means for clearing land minefields; Systems specially adapted for detection of landmines
- F41H11/13—Systems specially adapted for detection of landmines
- F41H11/136—Magnetic, electromagnetic, acoustic or radiation systems, e.g. ground penetrating radars or metal-detectors
Definitions
- Mines are made mainly of high explosive materials, that are kept into metallic, wooden, plastic, or, glass hubs, and, such mines are usually buried under ground, whereas some of them are anti personnel, anti vehicle, or, anti armor, and, are distinguished by big size, and, the containment of a large amount of explosives, and, on being stepped over by personnel, vehicles, or, armored vehicles such as tanks, or, APC's, they blow up causing the killing of thousands civilians, militaries, and, animals annually, whereas the number of mines implanted in so many countries, particularly in the third world countries, may exceed 150 million mines, and, where the varieties may reach 100 types of mines (review figure 1/6 ), and, yet detecting the buried landmines, along with war scraps ( bombs, rockets, and, missiles) is carried out by the following methods:
- 1.5 - Mobile radar devices carried by the operator ), which emit electromagnetic energy of certain frequency through guided antenna, and, receive the responding waves, and, analyse them to produce a warning (alarm) of probable explosive material, and, where such devices are controlled by the operators, to get the best probability of explosive, mines, or, none in the searched area, and, where such devices are considered the best among so many means of mine detection, yet in case of non sensing the mine, the result would be a blow up, and, death of the operator, and, his colleagues (review figure 2/6 ) .
- thermal cameras have become a common place in industry, after a long time of use on military field, and satellites only, by the use of IR rays (thermal rays) emitted from bodies, and, it's well known that thermal cameras image the outer crusts, yet in this invention these cameras will be used in imaging the core (under ground) to detect buried objects . (review figure 3/6 )
- thermal imaging technology to detect under ground mines, after heating the ground by the use of a suitable heating means such as halogen lamps of high power, or, the high power IR lamps, where the ground temperature is raised by 2 to 5 Celsius, or, more, and, thus on letting ( 5 Second ) the ground to cool, imaging begins, by the retrieval of the IR waves, use thermal cameras, thus all the buried objects like stones, metals, or, mines appear on the screen, up to their thermal qualities, represented in:
- 4.1 - Invention's composed of a highly sensitive thermal camera ( measures sensitivity ⁇ 45 mk ), attached with a high power halogen lamp ( 500-1000W ), or, a high power IR lamp ( 250W ) for heating the ground, and, are carried on a small car moves by a rubber belt (review figure 5/6 ) which is wire/wireless remotely controlled, and, this combination as well could be carried by an unmanned helicopter which is wireless remotely controlled, (review figure 6/6 ).
- the carrier is guided to the detectable area, or, location by the use of a GPS device to begin heating the ground .
- the heating lamp (halogen, or, IR) is focused from a height of
- auxiliary sonar system could be used like the medical sonar (ECHO).
- a mobile video camera could be added to the system (DOM) to give the operator an image of the mines, while an ordinary camera is used to help the carrier guide to do his job, and, to detect surface mines, which emerged by the wind action.
- a cable is used to transfer them between the system vehicle, and, the operator, and, in the case of an aerial carrier, a video emitting device is used to wireless transfer of the image to the operator ( review figure 4/6 ).
- a video emitting device is used to wireless transfer of the image to the operator ( review figure 4/6 ).
- the thermal image is for sandy land.
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TN2016000388 | 2016-09-26 | ||
PCT/TN2016/000003 WO2018056913A1 (en) | 2016-09-26 | 2016-11-11 | A system for detecting and visualizing mines including the plastic ones buried underground by thermal imaging |
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EP3516427A1 true EP3516427A1 (en) | 2019-07-31 |
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US6343534B1 (en) * | 1998-10-08 | 2002-02-05 | Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of Canada, As Represented By The Minister Of National Defence | Landmine detector with a high-power microwave illuminator and an infrared detector |
WO2001037000A2 (en) * | 1999-11-04 | 2001-05-25 | Synexus Corporation | Apparatus and method for detecting heterogeneities by thermal imaging of microwave irradiated terrain |
JP3660605B2 (en) * | 2001-04-05 | 2005-06-15 | 独立行政法人科学技術振興機構 | Method for detecting buried explosives |
US7624667B2 (en) * | 2004-05-18 | 2009-12-01 | San Kilkis | Method and apparatus for remotely piloted landmine clearing platform with multiple sensing means |
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