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The armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina in humanitarian demining operations [PDF]

open access: yesВојно дело
The destructive impact on human populations has been a common characteristic of all wars throughout history - not only during their course but long after combat operations have ceased.
Kovačević Nenad V.   +2 more
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Development of the TIRAMISU Advanced Intelligence Decision Support System

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Remote Sensing, 2019
The Advanced Intelligence Decision Support System (AIDSS) is the first mine action technology in humanitarian demining to combine remote sensing and data fusion methods with advanced surveillance and reconnaissance in a successful operational system.
Andrija Krtalić, Milan Bajić
doaj   +1 more source

Engagement Amid Austerity: A Bipartisan Approach to Reorienting the International Affairs Budget [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Examines trends that influence U.S. foreign aid and proposes reforms to better target economic and security assistance, transition ownership of PEPFAR to host countries, overhaul food aid, and establish an international affairs realignment ...
Connie Veillette, John Norris
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DISCUS - The Deep Interior Scanning CubeSat mission to a rubble pile near-Earth asteroid

open access: yes, 2018
We have performed an initial stage conceptual design study for the Deep Interior Scanning CubeSat (DISCUS), a tandem 6U CubeSat carrying a bistatic radar as main payload.
Bambach, Patrick   +7 more
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Ukraine – ASEAN: new opportunities for strengthening partnership

open access: yesActa de Historia & Politica: Saeculum XXI
The article provides a comprehensive scientific analysis of the current state of relations between Ukraine and ASEAN. The article considers promising areas of cooperation between them in the areas of food, agriculture, digitalisation, trade, energy ...
Ірина Крупеня   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Livelihoods analysis of landmine affected communities in Yemen (Volume 2: annexes 1-11) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The government of Yemen is committed to the complete elimination of landmines and explosive remnants of war. The National Mine Action Committee (NMAC) was established in June 1998 to formulate policy, allocate resources, and develop a national mine ...
Martin, Adrienne   +3 more
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Design and Development of a Landmines Removal Robot

open access: yesInternational Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2012
Humanitarian demining is a calamity of war affecting many third world countries. Mines are cheap weapons, built to sustain horrible injuries that target active people with a knock-on effect upon economic growth.
K.T.M.U. Hemapala, Roberto P. Razzoli
doaj   +1 more source

Auto-Calibration Methods of Kinematic Parameters and Magnetometer Offset for the Localization of a Tracked Mobile Robot

open access: yesRobotics, 2016
This paper describes an automatic calibration procedure adopted to improve the localization of an outdoor mobile robot. The proposed algorithm estimates, by using an extended Kalman filter, the main kinematic parameters of the vehicles, such as the wheel
Luciano Cantelli   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Biologically Based Chemo-Sensing UAV for Humanitarian Demining

open access: yesInternational Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2008
Antipersonnel mines, weapons of cheap manufacture but lethal effect, have a high impact on the population even decades after the conflicts have finished. Here we investigate the use of a chemo-sensing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (cUAV) for demining tasks. We
Paul F.M.J. Verschure   +4 more
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