SP.776 / SP.786 Design for Demining, Spring 2005

Heafitz, Andrew; Linder, Benjamin M.

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Heafitz, Andrew; Linder, Benjamin M.

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Design for Demining

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Abstract

Humanitarian Demining is the process of detecting, removing and disposing of landmines. Millions of landmines are buried in more than 80 countries resulting in 20,000 civilian victims every year. MIT Design for Demining is a design course that spans the entire product design and development process from identification of needs and idea generation to prototyping and blast testing to manufacture and deployment. Technical, business and customer aspects are addressed. Students learn about demining while they design, develop and deliver devices to aid the demining community. Past students have invented or improved hand tools, protective gear, safety equipment, educational graphics and teaching materials. Some tools designed in previous years are in use worldwide in the thousands. Course work is informed by a class field trip to a US Army base for demining training and guest expert speakers. This course is sponsored by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA).

Date issued

2005-06

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45534

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SP.776-Spring2005

local: SP.776

local: SP.786

local: IMSCP-MD5-37cd2aec014a6160c17879c64d0361a1

Keywords

SP.776, SP.786, humanitarian demining, landmines, landmine detection, landmine removal, landmine disposal, landmines in 80 countries, 20,000 civilian victims per year, MIT Design for Demining, product design, development process, identification of needs, idea generation, prototyping, blast testing, manufacture, deployment, demining community, hand tools, protective gear, safety equipment, educational graphics, teaching materials, field trip, US Army base, demining training

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