Assignment 3
Technologies
Assigned: Session 2
Due: Session 3
Read "A Fresh Approach to Road Clearance Operations" by Roger Hess. Be prepared to discuss.
Read any three articles in Issue 7.3 of the Journal of Mine Action. Be prepared to discuss the technologies you read about.
Find 2 examples of each of the following technologies used in demining.
- Small tools or devices about the size that would fit in a duffel bag
- Medium sizes tools or devices about the size of a kitchen table
- Large size tools or devices about the size of a vehicle
- Animals or plants of any size
You will need to find out about 2 x 4 = 8 technologies. You may not use more than four technologies from the reading so far in this class including the reading for this assignment. One or two Web sites will give you all of the answers if you find the right ones.
Try to find technologies that do widely different things. You could use the Bob Keeley reading as guide to areas of demining, which will all have associated technology. Give each technology a name and write a sentence or two on what it is used for and how it works. Obtain an image for each one. You might see it in a picture or read about it in a news report. We will make lists on the board of the various things that were found.
Submit this assignment by uploading an image for each technology and a text file in plain text format with a set of eight figure captions that give the name of the device and a sentence or two explaining what it does and how it works.
