METHOD FOR PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE TECHNO-ECONOMIC LEVEL OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS FOR HUMANITARIAN DEMINING

Currently, Ukraine is suffering from the pressure of an aggressor who is doing everything in its power to wipe our country off the face of the earth. However, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other Defense Forces are putting up a worthy resistance. The war continues. Nevertheless, life does not stand still. Problems arise that need to be addressed now, without waiting for the end of the conflict. One such problem is the presence of mined territories. A methodology for assessing the techno-economic level of mechanical systems for humanitarian demining has been proposed, utilizing only a priori data without conducting field tests, the methodology of which is implemented in CWA 15044. The initial data for the methodology include all available technical, operational, and other characteristics provided by the manufacturer of the mechanical demining system, existing data on the experience of its use in demining tasks, and information on previous or other types of tests of the sample. The initial data for the methodology include all available technical, operational, and other characteristics provided by the manufacturer of the mechanical demining system, as well as existing data on its usage experience (if available) in demining tasks, the availability of working design documentation, standard operating procedures, information on previous or other types of tests of the sample (if any), and other relevant data. The limitation of the methodology is that it only uses the data provided (claimed by the manufacturer), and no experimental field tests are conducted (such tests may be carried out later if a positive assessment of the initial evaluation of the sample is received). The methodology is based on the theory of expert evaluation. In the first stage, an expert commission is formed to conduct the expert assessment of the techno-economic level of the mechanical demining system sample. In the second stage, the initial data are compiled. Experts analyze the informational materials provided by the developer regarding the prospective project, as well as any other necessary documented information. In the third stage, the techno-economic level of the proposed sample is assessed in relation to existing known samples (R1), and the best mechanical demining systems with similar purposes are selected for comparison. The advantage of this methodology compared to more complex evaluation algorithms is that, as a result of the sequential execution of all stages, a single number (scalar) can be obtained for each competing sample, reflecting its techno-economic level. This allows for easy comparison, unlike cases where vector methods of comparison are used.