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Search field= 'Project Nr.'
Search value= '3.2.39'
Number of reports found: 1
| Project Nr.: | 3.2.39 |
| Title: | Rapid Area Preparation Tool (RAPTOR) |
| Description: | This project will develop a new system based on lessons learned from the Severe Duty Tractor and Tools (SDTT) and MANTIS operational field evaluations (ITEP Project 3.2.5).The RAPTOR uses an armoured reverse operator station COTS Fendt 918 farm tractor with a suite of commercial and specialized attachments for area reduction and preparation. The Rotary Mine Comb is one of the attachments which will be integrated with this system. It is anticipated that the system will be developed and ready for an operational field evaluation by Halo Trust in 2009. |
| Aim: | Develop, test and evaluate an enhanced mechanical area preparation and reduction system. Outcome - Prototype hardware and a test report. |
| Request: | Users, Donors, NMAAs, NGOs. |
| Category: | Mechanical Assistance |
| Type: | Test and Evaluation |
| Equipment: | RAPTOR (tyres: Setco Jelly Belly Solid Rubber, Setco Jelly Belly Solid Rubber with softer rubber inner core. Attachments: Rotary Mine Comb, Grapnel Bucket, Rock Bucket, Utility Bucket, Cultivator, Chisel Plow, Parabolic Subsoiler Plow, Vegetation Cutter, Power Harrow with Magnet and Area Reduction Roller) |
| Development: | Prototype/Demonstrator and COTS + Prototype/Demonstrator tools |
| Time Frame: | 2006-01-01 to 2010-12-31 |
| Place: | United States, US CECOM-RDEC, NVESD and other countries (TBD). |
| Lead Nation: | United States |
| Partners: | HALO Trust |
| Status: | Ongoing at the end of the ITEP Program. For more information on the project, please contact the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Humanitarian Demining Research and Development Program. |
| Comments: | |
| Results/Conclusions: | The performance of the RAPTOR to provide area preparation capability was assessed at two U.S. Army test facility test sites during October 2007 and May 2008. The report of the latter trial describes the tests and area preparation performance results of the different tools. The tested tools performed as or better than expected throughout the entire test program. Equipment reliability was outstanding and there were no operational limitations encountered during the test that require a cautionary advisory. Limitations for the RAPTOR tractor and current toolbox of attachments include severe vegetation, steep terrain and very very rocky soil. |