6b.1 Mine clearance

24.0508 TERRY

here describe a mine clearance platform (a specific config that will be built).

A specific build.

This would use the tech intro'd in

• real ai hw
• basic platform build
• any required extra advanced plaform tech (in this case infrared)

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A real build for something like the following.

Feb 2024 one my favorite Taiwanese bloggers (Mark from "Mark Space") posted a (as usual technically excellent) video that kind of sums up the kind of stuff I wanted to learn to do with an AI drone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0LLey8mILc

During the first 5 mins he focuses on drones in Ukraine. The following screenshot shows how mines give off heat at night more than earth (the FLIR image bright spots are mines). The key requirements for this mission are

• CC and camera (FLIR) that have the best price/performance (power usage needs to be within the limits of the drone/battery)
• AI algorithm that provides best detection for this specific scenario with the limitations of the CC/camera (my need to try several at the field)

In the screenshot below note the red square. This is the mission map from the mission planner the soldier is using. This shows the flight path the drone will take.

An AI drone would

• Detect warm objects (object detection)
• Recognize which objects are mines (object recognition)
• Take any required action (autonomously)