Vehicle mounted metal and mine detector

Abstract

The invention is related to a vehicle mounted metal and mine detector, which is used in the operations with military or humanitarian purposes regarding the clearance or removal of landmines for detecting mines with high metal content and plastic mines with a minimum content of metal that are near the ground surface or buried underground, as well as any improvised explosive devices, ammunitions and explosives; in the archaeological researches for determining the location of the buried archaeological remains without damaging them; in the geophysical studies for the exploration of mineral deposits, industrial minerals and rock formations; and in the detection of infrastructure elements such as underground pipelines and cables. The system is comprised of a manned or unmanned ground vehicle (), a lower arm () and an upper arm () that are connected to the lower shell () of the vehicle by means of rotating links, a search head () in which electromagnetic interference (EMI) sensor coils and ground penetrating radar (GPR) antennas are arranged to be nested inside one another, fore arms () that are fastened directly on the search head () or into the ribs () placed on the search head and that enable the search head () to be connected to the lower arm () and to the upper arm () by means of the quick-connect rotating connection components, a linear actuator () and a lever arm () that are connected to either one of the lower arm () and the upper arm () with rotating links for adjusting the height of the search head () from the ground, and an upper shell () covering the last-mentioned mechanisms for protecting them against external factors. While adjusting the height of the search head () from the ground, at the same time, it is kept parallel to the ground, and these two functions are carried out by using only one linear actuator (). Through the arrangement of the sensors in the search head such that the sensors are arrayed in pairs nested one another, the dimensions of the search head are kept as small as possible, providing the ease of use in narrow areas where the detection operation is carried out. When the search head is damaged, the connection components are broken off by themselves and the search head is broken off from the vehicle due to the connection of the search head () to the lower arm () and the upper arm () by means of the quick-connect connection components, which prevents the rest of the vehicle from being damaged by protecting it against the damaging effects. Furthermore, the damaged search head can be replaced easily and quickly with a new one on site without the need for any special equipment, therefore the vehicle has the ability to operate for a long time.