PECULIARITIES OF THE OPERATION OF ATTACHMENTS WITH CHAINS INTENDED FOR DEMINING. APPROACHES TO THEIR TESTING

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the review of certain aspects related to humanitarian demining and the testing of equipment used for this purpose In particular, the publication describes the following: the characteristics of the operation of attachments equipped with a shaft with chains and intended for demining; the results of the impact of attachments on explosive objects; approaches to improve the efficiency of the preparation and testing of attachments with a shaft with chains.
 The operation of attachment chains is considered in the conditions of simultaneous action of various forces.
 These include inertia, centrifugal force, centripetal force, gravity and soil (sand, gravel) resistance.
 The article contains a classification of the types of attachment chain weight impact on mine detonators, as well as the results of the impact of these types of impact. This indicates possible reasons for the lack of mine detonation in direct contact with the chains or when exposed to the soil column.
 The article also provides practical advice on selecting, positioning and installing anti-tank and anti-personnel mines at the test site. These tips are aimed at testing humanitarian demining machines or individual attachments under more realistic conditions.
 The approaches described in this article are based on the study of the physical processes involved in the interaction (counteraction) of various forces, the provision of information materials in the field of humanitarian demining, and the experience of the testing activities of the State Scientific Research Institute of Armament and Military Equipment Testing and Certification.
 Implementation of the proposed approaches will allow better verification of the ability of attachments to clear mines during humanitarian demining operations.