A Study on Mine Detection System with Automatic Height Control

Kang, Sin Cheon; Chung, Hoe Young; Jung, Dae Yon; Sung, Gi Yeul; Kim, Do Jong; Kim, Ji Woong

doi:2017.20.4.558

J. KIMS Technol > Volume 20(4); 2017 > Article

Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology 2017;20(4):558-565.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9766/KIMST.2017.20.4.558

A Study on Mine Detection System with Automatic Height Control

Sin Cheon Kang, Hoe Young Chung, Dae Yon Jung, Gi Yeul Sung, Do Jong Kim, Ji Woong Kim

¹The 5th Research and Development Institute, Agency for Defense Development
²Analysis and Evaluation Team, Hyundai Rotem

높이 자동제어가 가능한 차량 장착형 지뢰탐지장치에 대한 연구

강신천, 정호영, 정대연, 성기열, 김도종, 김지웅

¹국방과학연구소 5기술연구본부
²현대로템(주) 분석평가팀

Abstract

The vehicle-mounted mine detection system with large detection sensor modules can search wide areas with a fast detection speed. To mount the heavy mine detectors on a manned or unmanned vehicle, it is necessary to design the detector driving mechanism and control system based on the considerations driven from the characteristic analysis and the operation requirements of the detection system. Furthermore, while operating the mine detector mounted on a mobile vehicle, it is significant to keep the height from the ground to sensors within a certain distance in order to get a qualified detection performance. As the mine detection sensor, we used ground penetrating radar widely used to geotechnical exploration, mine detection and etc. In this paper, we introduce a driving mechanism through analyzing the characteristics of the vehicle-mounted mine detection system. We also suggest a method to automatically control the distance between the ground and GPR by utilizing the GPR output values, used to detect mines at the same time.

Key Words: Mine Detection, Actuating Mechanism, Automatic Height Control