An Unmanned System Solution from Aselsan: “Bomb Disposal Robot”
The importance of counter measures against improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and bombs are becoming increasingly important. These explosives should be quickly and safely detected, deactivated or disposed without creating any vulnerability. In order to accomplish this task Aselsan has developed the "Kaplan Bomb Disposal Robot". With this new generation unmanned system that has started production; an important step has been taken in counter-measures against IEDs.
Developed by Aselsan, the "Kaplan Bomb Disposal Robot" is an indigenous product that enables the remote disposal of IEDs under demanding conditions. Equipped with the latest technology, it’s most important features that make it superior to similar systems is the Robot’s power, endurance and ease of control.
The Kaplan Bomb Disposal Robot, enables the bomb disposal personnel to examine a suspicious object from 500 meters and is equipped with a 7 degree of freedom robot arm that helps examine the IEDs in detail and deactivate them with its disrupter. The tracked vehicle with a suspension system can move up and down stairs to reach suspicious objects and can traverse on snow, mud and water. The system, operating under adverse weather conditions and between - 30º C and + 69º C, can travel 15 km without changing batteries and can fulfill the bomb disposal tasks for over 4 hours. The Kaplan Bomb Disposal Robot is powerful enough to tow an automobile from its way and is capable to easily remove and clear suspicious buried objects on the road.
With its onboard surveillance system and cameras placed on the Robot’s arm, the Kaplan Bomb Disposal Robot is able to examine suspicious objects with high resolution. The Robot user is able to follow the live images of objects placed under a vehicle or inside a car from the Operator Control Unit (OCU) and even can record them for future examination.
The Robot can listen to the surroundings where an examination is taking place with the microphone on the Robot and where necessary, can announce the user’s audible warning to its surroundings.
The explosive that is decided to be disposed by the bomb disposal specialist is destroyed with the disrupter mounted on the Robot’s arm. The Robot’s arm can be directed in a sensitive manner to the target point on the suspicious object and all of the ongoing processes can be observed live from a remote distance.
The task of disposing a bomb that need to be completed with high sensitivity in a short time is simplified with the use of advanced software interfaces available in the remote OCU. The robot has automatic cruise control capability and predefined positions for the robot arm help the operators during the mission period. The automated processes provide the opportunity for the user to focus on the mission and decrease the work load in a highly stressed environment. Additionally, with the three dimensional Robot display in the OCU, all movements of the Robot can be monitored even if the robot is not in line of sight.
The Kaplan Bomb Disposal Robot due its network-based communication infrastructure it can also be easily integrated to the Command and Control Systems.
