AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Work
GOALS
Decent Work & Economic Growth
KEYWORDS
landmine, injuries, training
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
DESIGNED BY
Chris Natt - Industrial Designer
WEBSITE
http://www.blastproof.org/projects/simulation-landmines
Blastproof - Simulation Landmines for humanitarian mine removal teams
Tools for training humanitarian de-miners and educating civilians in conflict affected areas.
Current equipment used for training de-miners are static (cast plastic, weighted replicas) and provides no feedback should the hazard be handled inappropriately during training. It is only after an accident involving a real mine, that de-miners fully understand the true unpredictability and sensitivity of hazards – and then too late.
The simulation landmines offer deminers a tangible feel for appropriate interactions without risk. These reactive training tools imitate the form, sensitivity and unpredictability of real landmines. The mines are designed to be integrated with metal detection training and used in groups of two or more. One mine acts as a beacon relaying wirelessly transmitted data from the buried mines to the de-miner. When a buried mine is disturbed, the mine notifies the deminer through audible feedback. This engaging 'gamified' way of training de-miners offers immediate feedback relating to performance, motivating them to maintain/improve safe working practices.