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Project Nr.:2.4.2.12
Title:Evaluate the performance of dual-sensor detectors in humanitarian demining as compared to the stand-alone metal detector
Description:The trial will consist of a reliability trial in which the performance of available dual-sensor detectors (probability of detection and false alarm rate) will be assessed as compared to the corresponding stand-alone metal detector.
Aim:Assess the ability of the added ground penetrating radar detector in a dual-sensor mine detector to reduce the false alarm rate in comparison to the stand-alone metal detector
Request:Users, Manufacturers, Mine Action Authorities, GICHD, UNMAS
Category:Detection - Multi-sensor
Type:Test and Evaluation
Equipment:Available dual sensor detectors (possible candidates: HSTAMIDS, MINEHOUND TM, ALIS
Development:COTS, Prototype/Demonstrator
Time Frame: 2007-09-01 to 2007-12-31
Place:BAM, CROMAC -Center for Testing, Development and Training (HCR - CTRO) - Benkovac test facility and other test area (TBD)
Lead Nation:Germany
Partners:Belgium, The Netherlands, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), GICHD
Status:Cancelled
Comments:
  • The field trial was to take place from the 17th of September to the 26th of October 2007 at the CROMAC - Center for Testing, Development and Training (HCR - CTRO) - Benkovac test facility. However, the trial was cancelled at the last moment due to the short term unavailability of two of the COTS dual-sensor detector systems.
  • The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), which was an original project partner, decided to go ahead with a trial including the Japanese dual-sensor detector systems only. They tested, in collaboration with the HCR - CTRO, all available Japanese dual-sensor detector systems according to the draft ITEP trial plan (version August 2007). ITEP Observers attended the JST/HCR-CTRO trial and provided comments (ITEP Project 7.2.12).
  • BAM stopped all activities related to test and evaluation of humanitarian demining equipment at the end of 2007.
    • Results/Conclusions:The final test report of the JST/HCR-CTRO trial was released in January 2008 and an article summarizing some of the trial results was published in the Journal of Mine Action (JMA), Issue 13.3, Winter 2009. The main conclusions of the trial were that although both dual-sensor systems tested improved the false alarm rate with more than 50%, more mines were missed than when a stand-alone metal detector is used, i.e. there was a decrease in probability of detection. Furthermore, the time required to scan the test lanes was approximately three times more than when a conventional metal detector is used. Further improvements to the system as well as to the training of the operators and the mine detector operating procedures will be necessary for effective fielding of the systems.


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