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Project Nr.:3.2.31
Title:Mini-Mulcher (MAXX+)
Description:The MAXX+ is a small, remote-controlled, excavator-based mechanical system for medium vegetation clearance and soil sifting in various environments. The system has an extensive set of interchangeably tools. It can operate with a mulcher, sifting fork, rotar bucket, and standard construction style bucket. Its “reach-in” configuration places tools at the end of a 360 rotating articulating arm to clear vegetation with a 5 meter reach.
Aim:Test and evaluate a mini-vegetation clearance system in-country. Outcome - Test report.
Request:Users, Donors, NGOs, NMAAs
Category:Mechanical Assistance
Type:Test and Evaluation
Equipment:HEC MAXX+ Mine Clearance Multi Tool
Development:COTS/Prototype
Time Frame: 2005-07-01 to 2010-12-31
Place:United States, CECOM-RDEC, NVESD, Sri Lanka, Cambodia
Lead Nation:United States
Partners:Mines Advisory Group (MAG), People Against Landmines (MgM)
Status:Ongoing at the end of the ITEP program. For further information, please contact the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Humanitarian Demining Research and Development Program
Comments:
  • June 2005 - August 2006: Operational Field Evaluation in Sri Lanka with the Sri Lankan army.
  • December 2006 - December 2010: Operational Field Evaluation in Cambodia with MAG.
  • The research and development section of the MgM website and the HEC website also provide an overview of the development history of the MAXX multi-tool system
  • Results/Conclusions:


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