Military training simulation design for detection of landmines: A research and pre-study

Abstract

Because of the having various hardware structures of mines and increased production of different types, both retaining them in their field and by providing various types of these mines it has become difficult to give military training as a result of this, given mine detecting trainings remained at much theory level.

 

In this study in order to make this training more practically oriented a simulation will be developed.  In simulation an environment will be created in which the user can select the type of mine, land and soil conditions that he wanted.  At the same time, the simulated virtual soldier and the real soldier outside will work simultaneously in a coordinated manner.  For this, the virtual soldier will be guided by the device that will be used by the real soldier.  With this study it is aimed to obtain an adequate practical training that soldiers could recognize the many mine type.  In order to improve the mentioned simulation application, information about mine detection devices and methods used in the world is given.  In addition by describing the scope of the training simulator software, the targeted outputs have been revealed.

Keywords

• Demining methods,humanitarian demining,military mine removal,minesweeper education,simulator,virtual reality

Kara mayınlarının tespiti için askeri eğitim simülasyonu tasarımı: Bir araştırma ve ön çalışma

Abstract

Mayınların çeşitli donanımsal yapılara sahip olması ve farklı tiplerdeki üretiminin sürekli artması nedeniyle hem mayının saha içerisinde tespiti hem de farklı özellikteki bu mayınların temin edilerek askeri eğitimin verilmesi zorlaşmıştır.  Bunun neticesinde, verilen mayın tarama eğitimleri teori düzeyinde kalmıştır.

 

Bu çalışmada mayın tarama eğitimini daha çok uygulamaya dönük bir hale getirebilmek için bir simülasyon geliştirilecektir.  Simülasyonda kullanıcının istediği mayın tipini, araziyi ve toprak koşulunu seçebileceği bir ortam yaratılacaktır.  Aynı zamanda simülasyondaki sanal asker ile dışarıdaki gerçek askerin eş zamanlı olarak koordineli bir biçimde çalışması sağlanacaktır.  Bunun için, gerçek askerin kullanacağı aygıt ile sanal askerin yönlendirmesi yapılacaktır.  Bu çalışma ile askerlerin birçok mayın tipini tanıyabildiği yeterli bir pratik eğitim almaları amaçlanmaktadır.  Bahsedilen simülasyon uygulamasını geliştirebilmek için, dünyada kullanılan mayın tarama cihaz ve yöntemleri hakkında bilgi verilmiştir.  Ayrıca, gerçekleştirilecek mayın tarama eğitim simülatörü yazılımının kapsamı anlatılarak, hedeflenen çıktılar ortaya konmuştur.

Keywords

• Askeri amaçlı mayın arındırma,insani mayın temizleme,mayın tarama eğitimi,mayın temizleme yöntemleri,simülatör,sanal gerçeklik

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