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Process of removing land mines

Demining or mine clearance is the process of removing land mines from an area. In military operations, the object is to rapidly clear a path through a minefield, and this is often done with devices such as mine plows and blast waves. By contrast, the goal of humanitarian demining is to remove all of the landmines to a given depth and make the land safe for human use. Specially trained dogs are also used to narrow down the search and verify that an area is cleared. Mechanical devices such as flails and excavators are sometimes used to clear mines. Wikipedia →

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  2. Skim a recent paper: Humanitarian demining for the clearance of landmine-affected areasInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Dieci anni in Equatoria e ritorno con Emin PasciaThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Path Planning for Robotic Demining: Robust Sensor-Based Coverage of Unstructured Environments and Probabilistic MethodsCited 179 times
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📖 Definitions

Verb present participle and gerund of demine

Noun The process of removing and neutralizing mines.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Land mines
  2. Goals
  3. Contamination and clearance
  4. Economics
  5. Conventional detection methods
  6. Detection methods under development
  7. Personal protective equipment
  8. Removal methods

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