MINESEYE MK II

New ways of mine detection

MgM is part of an ambitious development project of the European Union (EU). Mineseye is the name of a mine detection utility which is meant to combine two high-tech detection methods. A digital metal detector sweeps the ground for metal parts in a highly sensitive fashion and draws a digital facsimile of the found object. When the suspect object could be serious, it gets examined further by being bombarded with a neutron ray from a second detector. The "echo" reflected by the found object will give clues to the type and construction of any explosive present.

Subjecting the found objects to the rays only takes nano-seconds, analyzing the computer data takes a few minutes.
The combination of the two high-tech sensors promises precise results in a shortest of time, unlike all other current detection procedures.

In december 2002 both of the two new detector technologies were undergoing a first Proof of Concept / evaluation in Namibia and Angola. The aim was to find out possibilities to improve design, function and interface of the prototypes for the series of tests which are planned to take place in february 2003 in the MgM detector testfield in Ondjiva, Angola.

See a picture gallery of the preliminary Roll out.

Remote control and data transmission

Since the detection technology is mounted on a remote controlled and all-terrain carrier vehicle it is instantly safer for the operating personnel than any other method.
MgM advises the scientific team on all questions concerning the practical applications of the new technology in real mined-area scenarios and in field tests conducted under realistic circumstances.

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