Author:Pandelani, Thanyani A; Reinecke, John D; Sono, T; Beetge, F; Nkosi, PDate:Sep 2014This paper presents the evaluation of the injury measurement response of the Hybrid III and ES2re ATD’s using both the HIII and MiL-Lx instrumented lower legs as loaded by the Modified Lower Limb Impactor (MLLI).Read more
Author:Pandelani, Thanyani ADate:Oct 2011Anti-vehicular (AV) landmines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) are utilized to disable and destroy vehicles and to injure and kill the occupants. They present not only a threat to vehicle occupants during times of conflict, but their ...Read more
Author:Smit, EDate:Oct 2012The Surrogate Lower Leg (SLL) accurately represents the behaviour of the Human Lower Leg during anti-personnel blast mine detonations. The SLL also incorporates a Developmental Sensor System capable of measuring shock progression within the ...Read more
Author:Schmitz, P; Pretorius, R; Du Plooy, N; Cooper, Antony KDate:Aug 2023Post-conflict reconstruction includes the removal of land mines and remnants of war. The CSIR conducted field experiments to determine the impact of TNT in the soil on plants as a possible means to detect landmines. All the leaf clip readings ...Read more
Author:Ahmed, RDate:Oct 2015Landmines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) remain a major threat for military vehicles, their occupants and other assets. It is thus imperative that traditional methods of protection need to be adapted or new technologies developed.Read more