JUSTIFICATION OF A COMPLEX OF HUMANITARIAN DEMINING MEASURES. METHODOLOGICAL VIEWS

Abstract

The need to conduct explosive ordnance clearance operations in liberated territories has necessitated a significant expansion of humanitarian demining capabilities. Particular attention is being paid to increasing the number of highly effective robotic systems capable of searching for and destroying various types of explosive ordnance. The relevance of this study is determined by the fact that the Russian Federation is currently actively developing and producing robotic systems capable of solving these tasks with varying degrees of effectiveness. In many cases, these products are manufactured by companies lacking the necessary experience and, consequently, often failing to deliver the required quality of work. At the same time, the increasing demand for these resources and the increasing funding for their production has made it increasingly important to economically justify both their development and production strategies and the technologies for their application. Based on this, studies were conducted to develop an approach to optimize the allocation of financial resources when planning explosive ordnance clearance activities, identifying the most effective areas for mine clearance development, and improving the organizational structure of units equipped with the appropriate robotic equipment. This approach was based on an assessment of the likelihood of completing explosive ordnance clearance tasks with the assigned forces and resources, as well as an assessment of the costs of performing work included in a set of humanitarian demining activities using robotic equipment. The practical significance of the study lies in the fact that the obtained results will help identify the most cost-effective development directions for robotic humanitarian demining systems and prepare proposals for improving the organizational structure of units that will be equipped with these systems.