Print date: Monday 04th June 2012 10:53:41 PM
Search field= 'Project Nr.'
Search value= '3.2.9'
Number of reports found: 1
| Project Nr.: | 3.2.9 |
| Title: | Test, evaluate and upgrade the Mini-Mulcher (MAXX). |
| Description: | The MAXX Mini-Mulcher is a remote controlled excavator based system for medium vegetation clearance. It has been deployed for operational field trials in Rwanda and Namibia after which it was upgraded and deployed in Guinea-Bissau for an operational field evaluation. The system will be refurbished during 2009. |
| Aim: | Upgrade, test and evaluate a mini-vegetation clearance system in-country. Outcome - Enhanced Mini-Mulcher unit and 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: | 2002-04-01 to 2010-12-31 |
| Place: | United States, CECOM-RDEC, NVESD, Namibia |
| Lead Nation: | United States |
| Partners: | National Mine Action Coordination Centre of Guinea Bissau, 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: | The Mini-Mulcher MAXX is a product of several years of development and test and evaluation: The research and development section of the MgM website and the HEC website provide an overview of the development history of the MAXX multi-tool system, as well as information on the 2005 operational field evaluation in Rwanda. |
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