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3 books on Demining [PDF]
August 21, 2025 | 25 |
These books are covering mine detection techniques, demining equipment, safety protocols, explosive ordnance disposal, humanitarian demining efforts, landmine impact on communities and post-conflict recovery.
1. Land Mines
2025 by Michael Davis, AI
This AI-book gives a quick look at the latest demining technologies. One of the most promising is remote sensing. In particular, ground-based penetrating radar (GPR), which emits radio waves into the ground and analyses the reflected signals and is particularly effective for plastic mines, which are difficult to detect with traditional metal detectors. Infrared thermography (from satellite or drone), which is based on the fact that mines absorb and retain heat differently than the surrounding soil. Infrared cameras record these temperature differences, revealing the presence of mines. Hyperspectral imaging (from air drones) - takes images across a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum and analyses the spectral signatures of the soil, revealing fluctuations caused by mines. LiDAR (from drones) uses laser impulses to create detailed 3D maps of the terrain. These maps help to detect the slightest changes in the relief, indicating the possible presence of mines. Another key technology is robotic mine clearance systems. These remote-controlled or autonomous robots are equipped with sensors (metal detectors, ground-penetrating radars), video cameras, tools for digging, clearing or detonating mines. And of course, large rollers are still used, effectively clearing large areas.
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2. Design of Demining Machines
2012 by Dinko Mikulic
This book introduces us to the technologies and standards of mine clearance. The order of area demining depends on the relief, vegetation and soil composition. However, as a rule, heavy machines such as Flail demining machines (MineCat 230, NoDeCo Norwegian; Bozena 4, WAY Industries, Slovakia; MV-10, Dok-Ing, Croatia) and tiller demining machines (MV-4, Dok-Ing Croatia; MineWolf, MineWolf Systems AG, Germany; Mine Guzler, Bofors, Sweden) are used first. It is obvious that the efficiency of mine clearance machines is lower on hilly terrain, especially in difficult conditions. Also for machine demining it is necessary to remove high vegetation. In case of breakdown or damage of the machine, it is important to ensure its evacuation from the minefield. Therefore, some machines have two engines so that the other engine can drive the machine out of the "mousetrap" by remote control. After the heavy machines the mine detector specialists and mine detection dogs come into play. It is important to know the specifics of using dogs. Several days must pass after machine demining before dogs can be used in the treated area. This period is necessary to dissipate the smell of destroyed mines. The efficiency of a sapper when using a manual method of detecting mines in favorable conditions should be twice as high if the demining machine was used first - 450 m²/day. The efficiency of the "dog - dog handler" team after using a demining machine is five times higher than that of a sapper - 1,500 m²/day. Compared to manual demining, mechanization of the process significantly reduces the overall time for demining and increases the safety of sappers.
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3. Detection of Explosives and Landmines: Methods and Field Experience
2012 by Hiltmar Schubert, Andrey Kuznetsov
According to the authors of this book, there are currently (2012) 110 million active mines scattered in 70 countries around the world and that for every mine cleared, 20 new mines are laid. Therefore, the need for improved mine detection and clearance methods is obvious. Currently, mines are detected using probes, metal detectors or sniffer dogs. Compared to dogs, probes is a slow and dangerous method. Metal detectors work well on mines with metal casings, but the metal in modern mines is increasingly being replaced by plastic. Therefore, modern mines are becoming undetectable by metal detectors. Moreover, the detection accuracy of metal detectors is reduced by the large number of false alarms caused by ammunition fragments in the soil. For every mine detected, there are between 100 and 1000 false alarms. In contrast, dogs are very successful in detecting mines. It is obvious that dogs detect mines by smell, but we still don't know whether dogs actually smell explosive vapors or perceive some general “bouquet” of mine odors. Nevertheless, the use of olfaction has proven more successful than other methods. Therefore, the development of chemical methods that will overcome the specific limitations of dogs seems to be a very promising direction for increasing the accuracy of detection. In terms of further development of improved methods of artificial “smell” of mines, it is necessary to answer several general questions: What does a mine smell like? What smell do dogs perceive as “mine”? What are the concentrations of TNT and other substances above buried mines? You will find answers to these questions in this book
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1. Land Mines
2025 by Michael Davis, AI
This AI-book gives a quick look at the latest demining technologies. One of the most promising is remote sensing. In particular, ground-based penetrating radar (GPR), which emits radio waves into the ground and analyses the reflected signals and is particularly effective for plastic mines, which are difficult to detect with traditional metal detectors. Infrared thermography (from satellite or drone), which is based on the fact that mines absorb and retain heat differently than the surrounding soil. Infrared cameras record these temperature differences, revealing the presence of mines. Hyperspectral imaging (from air drones) - takes images across a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum and analyses the spectral signatures of the soil, revealing fluctuations caused by mines. LiDAR (from drones) uses laser impulses to create detailed 3D maps of the terrain. These maps help to detect the slightest changes in the relief, indicating the possible presence of mines. Another key technology is robotic mine clearance systems. These remote-controlled or autonomous robots are equipped with sensors (metal detectors, ground-penetrating radars), video cameras, tools for digging, clearing or detonating mines. And of course, large rollers are still used, effectively clearing large areas.
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2. Design of Demining Machines
2012 by Dinko Mikulic
This book introduces us to the technologies and standards of mine clearance. The order of area demining depends on the relief, vegetation and soil composition. However, as a rule, heavy machines such as Flail demining machines (MineCat 230, NoDeCo Norwegian; Bozena 4, WAY Industries, Slovakia; MV-10, Dok-Ing, Croatia) and tiller demining machines (MV-4, Dok-Ing Croatia; MineWolf, MineWolf Systems AG, Germany; Mine Guzler, Bofors, Sweden) are used first. It is obvious that the efficiency of mine clearance machines is lower on hilly terrain, especially in difficult conditions. Also for machine demining it is necessary to remove high vegetation. In case of breakdown or damage of the machine, it is important to ensure its evacuation from the minefield. Therefore, some machines have two engines so that the other engine can drive the machine out of the "mousetrap" by remote control. After the heavy machines the mine detector specialists and mine detection dogs come into play. It is important to know the specifics of using dogs. Several days must pass after machine demining before dogs can be used in the treated area. This period is necessary to dissipate the smell of destroyed mines. The efficiency of a sapper when using a manual method of detecting mines in favorable conditions should be twice as high if the demining machine was used first - 450 m²/day. The efficiency of the "dog - dog handler" team after using a demining machine is five times higher than that of a sapper - 1,500 m²/day. Compared to manual demining, mechanization of the process significantly reduces the overall time for demining and increases the safety of sappers.
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3. Detection of Explosives and Landmines: Methods and Field Experience
2012 by Hiltmar Schubert, Andrey Kuznetsov
According to the authors of this book, there are currently (2012) 110 million active mines scattered in 70 countries around the world and that for every mine cleared, 20 new mines are laid. Therefore, the need for improved mine detection and clearance methods is obvious. Currently, mines are detected using probes, metal detectors or sniffer dogs. Compared to dogs, probes is a slow and dangerous method. Metal detectors work well on mines with metal casings, but the metal in modern mines is increasingly being replaced by plastic. Therefore, modern mines are becoming undetectable by metal detectors. Moreover, the detection accuracy of metal detectors is reduced by the large number of false alarms caused by ammunition fragments in the soil. For every mine detected, there are between 100 and 1000 false alarms. In contrast, dogs are very successful in detecting mines. It is obvious that dogs detect mines by smell, but we still don't know whether dogs actually smell explosive vapors or perceive some general “bouquet” of mine odors. Nevertheless, the use of olfaction has proven more successful than other methods. Therefore, the development of chemical methods that will overcome the specific limitations of dogs seems to be a very promising direction for increasing the accuracy of detection. In terms of further development of improved methods of artificial “smell” of mines, it is necessary to answer several general questions: What does a mine smell like? What smell do dogs perceive as “mine”? What are the concentrations of TNT and other substances above buried mines? You will find answers to these questions in this book
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