DYLEMA: Using walking robots for landmine detection and location

International Journal of Systems Science

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 545-558

  Gonzalez De Santos, P ^a   Garcia, E ^a   Estremera, J ^a   Armada, M A ^a  

^a Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

DYLEMA; Landmine detection; Landmine location; Walking robots

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; ROBOTS; SENSORS;

LANDMINE LOCATION; MINE-CLEARANCE; WALKING ROBOTS;

MINES;

EID: 27944484841     PISSN: 00207721     EISSN: 14645319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207720500119197     Document Type: Article

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