Simulation gets involved in a very dangerous business

摘要

Clearing minefields is a dangerous business. Methods include ploughing the ground with armoured vehicles, to using dogs, rats and even honeybees to locate the buried explosives. Increasingly, however, technology is playing a more prominent role in minesweeping, with ground-penetrating radar (GPR) used for electromagnetic detection. But with recent developments in landmine-cloaking technology, identifying buried objects through traditional GPR has become much more challenging. To address the issue, Dr Reginald Eze and George Sivulka from the City University of New York - LaGuardia Community College and Regis High School, used COMSOL Multiphysics to create an intelligent subsurface- sensing template. This template enabled the research team to devise better ways to safely locate and remove landmines and IEDs.