Smart mine integrated system

The Smart Mine Integrated System addresses the inefficiencies of current mine placement and clearance methods by using AI and sensors for automatic mine burial and control, ensuring complete and safe burial and facilitating efficient clearance.

WO2025136273A1PCT designated stage Publication Date: 2025-06-26KND ENGINEERING CONSULTING IND TRADING CO LTD
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PCT/TR2024/050386
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Patent Type
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Filing Date
2024-04-15
Publication Date
2025-06-26

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Technical Problem

Current mine placement and clearance methods are manual or semi-automatic, lacking integration with the mine itself, and often result in incomplete clearance and soil contamination.

Method used

The Smart Mine Integrated System enables automatic burial and control of mines using artificial intelligence, sensors, and a reverse strength mechanism, allowing mines to remain buried for extended periods and be retrieved or detonated as needed.

Benefits of technology

This system ensures complete and safe mine burial, prevents interference from hostile forces, and facilitates efficient mine clearance by automatically bringing unexploded mines to the surface, reducing costs and duration of clearance operations.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a defence and border protection system which can be attached to different types of anti-personnel mines produced by different manufacturers and which enables automatic burial of mines, control of mines under the ground and automatic emergence of unexploded mines above the ground when the time comes.
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[0001] SMART MINE INTEGRATED SYSTEM

[0002] Field of the Technical Invention

[0003] The present invention relates to a defence and border protection system which can be attached to different types of anti-personnel mines produced by different manufacturers and which enables automatic burial of mines, control of mines under the ground and automatic emergence of unexploded mines above the ground when the time comes.

[0004] Prior art and technical problems encountered:

[0005] Today, manual and automatic mine placement methods are used in mine placement and clearance activities. These methods are systems that are not integrated into the mine, and that touch the mine once and place or remove it.

[0006] In the state of the art, two basic methods are used for mine placement. Both methods are based on the systematic burial of mines in the ground by means of a vehicle. In automatic mine placement, mine placement is carried out with equipment mounted on a vehicle, whereas in manual mine placement, mines are placed by a human being in sequence.

[0007] Automatic mine placement machines can be a tractor with a petrol engine, an excavator or a trailer-like apparatus attached to military vehicles. The ground is excavated and mines are placed by means of these vehicles. The method applied here is based on the principle of placing mines by breaking the ground with the hydraulic mechanism behind the vehicles, as if planting tree seedlings in the ground. The mines, which are made ready to explode from a belt integrated into the vehicle, are left in the pits opened by the digger, where the mines placed in the ground with the help of an apparatus are covered with ground and the mine placement process is completed.

[0008] In manual or groping mine placement method, mines that have been prepared for detonation are placed in mine pits opened in the ground by using picks and shovels.

[0009] One of the prior art documents is the document with publication number CN113183116A.

[0010] This document describes an automatic mine burying device comprising a shell, a transport and lifting part, a pit digging part, a mine burial safety opening part and a ground burying part, which lay the mine independently of the mine-laying personnel. The pit digging section of this device digs the pit in which the mine can be laid, and after the mine is placed in the pit, the safety is opened with the mine burial safety opening section. In this document, only an automatic mine burying device for laying mines is mentioned. In this prior art document, the following statements are not mentioned; all kinds of mines, which are made ready for detonation by the personnel who will lay mines, by attaching the detonators and closing the safety lock, can be integrated into the mine holder section, can be automatically buried in the ground with the mine loaded on it by operating the spiral digger head thereon, the position of the mine under the ground can be controlled at regular intervals with various sensors on the mine, displacements caused by ground movements such as the mine lying on its side, partially rising above the ground can be prevented, that the mine can be stabilised at the depth and in the position in which it is buried, that it has sensors, microprocessor and control software thereon, so that it can be extracted automatically when an automatic command is sent after it is buried in the ground and according to the need without being detonated in predetermined time periods, it can be buried in the ground again after the completion of operations such as maintenance, repair and counting, it becomes active when it rises to the ground surface, and it can prevent itself from being interfered with by remaining silent against hostile interventions from outside by working offline when it remains buried in the ground, it is buried in the ground and then found buried under the ground together with the mine, live mines under the ground can be controlled electronically, that mines can remain in the initial position in which they were buried without being affected by ground and surface movements, that mines can be temporarily deactivated if required and according to the situation, and that mines have a programme that prevents the mine from exploding in case children step on a mine.

[0011] One of the prior art documents is the document with publication number KR102006478B1. This document describes an autonomous buried mine system comprising a communication module for receiving a buried signal from a terminal device for burying a buried mine; a rotary burial part for performing a rotary operation to bury at least part of the buried mine under a ground surface or landing surface on which the buried mine has landed; and a drive device for driving the rotary burial part according to a buried signal. In this mine system, it is mentioned that it is a mine system that explodes with a thermal sensor and is partly above ground and partly below ground and is buried automatically. In the smart mine integrated system of our invention, various pressurised mines (which explode when pressurised) produced by different countries are used, and these existing mines have the features of self- burial, mine clearance without detonation and live mine control under the soil. Our system, which is the subject of the invention, is completely underground and its movements can be controlled by its artificial intelligence software without receiving commands from outside for more than 10 years. There is no self-burying feature in the image of the system in the KR document. Although it is claimed with the image in the patent image, this design has a structure that cannot be buried alone according to the laws of physics since there is no antitorque mechanism to meet the reverse strength. In our smart mine integration system, thanks to the reverse strength mechanism (see strength rods), it can be physically buried by itself without the help of the user and without command from the user. Our system, which is the subject of the invention, can be dropped from aircraft etc. and mined in the desired area. The sensor in the system mentioned in the KR document remains above the ground and detonates the explosive based on movement and heat. Our smart mine integrated system, on the other hand, does not have a part that remains above the ground, but remains completely buried under the ground. Since our system, which is the subject of the invention, is hidden under the ground, visual detection is also not possible. In the system mentioned in the KR document, the mine is designed as a heat-sensitive explosive buried underground. Our smart mine integration system is designed to make existing pressurised mines smart. The system mentioned in the KR document does not have the capability to go above ground in predetermined time periods if needed. In case the mine field needs to be cleared; live mines are automatically brought to the surface of the soil and these mines are systematically found by the personnel with the help of our smart mine integrated system. Thus, the cost and duration of mine clearance are dramatically reduced. In addition, live mine control cannot be performed in the system mentioned in the KR document. Thanks to its artificial intelligence software, the system, which is the subject of our invention, is in wireless communication with other mines buried around it. It detects detonated mines or active mines that cannot rise above the ground and reports the detonated mines or mines that cannot rise above the ground to the system during mine clearance. Thus, the mines buried with the system, which is the subject of our invention, do not disappear even after years. The system mentioned in the KR document detonates thanks to its infrared thermal sensor. Anything, child, animal, etc. that has a temperature close to body temperature and approaches the system mentioned in the KR document triggers the mine and causes it to explode. In the system, which is the subject of our invention, it detonates the mines by using own propulsion mechanism of the existing pressurised mines. For this reason, in the system subject to our invention, it can decide whether the mine will explode or not with a kilogram calculation or command. In the system mentioned in the KR document; there is no sleep mode or child mode. In the system, which is the subject of our invention, the mine does not explode with its algorithm based on weight calculation in case a child steps on it, the mines can be deactivated by remote command or timed, and the deactivated mines do not explode even if they are stepped on. In the system, which is the subject of our invention, GPS, GLONAS etc. satellite communication is not used, it calculates its current position inertially, and since it does not emit radio signals, the location of our smart mine integrated system cannot be detected with RF seekers.

[0012] In the current mine clearance methods, either active mines under the ground are tried to be cleared by detonation or buried mines are tried to be removed without detonation in a way to allow reuse.

[0013] In the method of removing the mine without detonation, armoured vehicles are used to physically intervene in the ground and the mine. The mines buried in the front of the armoured vehicles are detonated by means of apparatus such as chains and iron pads that hit the ground. Although this method is a relatively fast mine clearance method, it has side effects such as the fact that it does not provide 100 per cent mine clearance and the chemical residues from the detonated mines contaminate the soil.

[0014] One of the methods used in mine clearance in the state of the art is mine clearance without detonating the mine. In this method, special tools (mostly electromagnetic scanning) are used to discover the mine field. Today, electromagnetic scanning vehicles can be attached to air vehicles as well as land vehicles, or they can be used directly by the personnel to perform minesweeping. Following these reconnaissance activities, after the mined area is mapped, the mines, whose approximate locations are determined by special sensors, can be excavated by hand by specialised personnel and the mines can be removed without detonation.

[0015] One of the prior art documents is the document with publication number CN109696085A. This document describes an intelligent mine clearance robot consisting of a walking part (1), a mine clearance part (2) and a minesweeping part (3). The characteristic of this intelligent mine clearance robot is that the lower end face of the long plate of the mine clearance part is fixedly connected with the upper end face of the circular disc of the moving part, the fourth steering motor of the mine clearance part is vertically upwards, and the lower end face of the mine clearance part is fixedly connected with the upper end face of the circular disc of the moving part. In this document, only one mine clearance robot is mentioned; the following statements are not mentioned; any mine that is made ready for detonation by the personnel who will lay mines, by attaching the detonators and closing the safety lock, can be integrated into the mine holder section; it can be buried in the soil together with the mine loaded on it by operating the spiral digger head on it; the mine can be automatically buried in the ground; with the various sensors on the mine, the position of the mine under the soil can be checked at regular intervals and displacements caused by soil movements such as the mine lying on its side, partially rising above the soil can be prevented; the mine can be stabilised at the depth and position in which it is buried; since the mine has sensors, microprocessor and control software on it, it can be removed automatically and at predetermined time periods according to the needs, since an automatic command is sent after it is buried in the ground; after the operations such as maintenance, repair and counting are completed, it can be buried in the ground again; since it is activated when it rises to the surface of the soil, it can prevent itself from being interfered with by remaining silent against hostile interventions from outside by working offline when it remains buried in the ground, after being buried in the ground, it is found buried under the ground together with the mine; live mines under the ground can be electronically controlled, mines can remain in the initial position in which they were buried without being affected by ground and surface movements; mines can be temporarily deactivated if required and according to the situation; has a programme that prevents the mine from exploding if children step on the mine.

[0016] One of the prior art documents is the document with publication number GB2419567A. This document relates to a mine clearance vehicle for use in mine fields, comprising a vehicle, first, second and third wheel pairs, a first axle for the first wheel pair, a second axle for the second wheel pair, a third axle for the third wheel pair, a ground clearance structure providing high ground clearance of the type found on tractors, a transmission system of the type found on tractors whereby the vehicle can achieve high ground speeds for the purpose of carrying personnel, and a mine shield extending under the axles to protect against exploding mines while maintaining a low centre. In this document, only one mine clearance robot is mentioned; the following statements are not mentioned; any mine that is made ready for detonation by the personnel who will lay mines, by attaching the detonators and closing the safety lock, can be integrated into the mine holder section; it can be buried in the soil together with the mine loaded on it by operating the spiral digger head on it; the mine can be automatically buried in the ground; with the various sensors on the mine, the position of the mine under the soil can be checked at regular intervals and displacements caused by soil movements such as the mine lying on its side, partially rising above the soil can be prevented; the mine can be stabilised at the depth and position in which it is buried; since the mine has sensors, microprocessor and control software on it, it can be removed automatically and at predetermined time periods according to the needs, since an automatic command is sent after it is buried in the ground; after the operations such as maintenance, repair and counting are completed, it can be buried in the ground again; since it is activated when it rises to the surface of the soil, it can prevent itself from being interfered with by remaining silent against hostile interventions from outside by working offline when it remains buried in the ground, after being buried in the ground, it is found buried under the ground together with the mine; live mines under the ground can be electronically controlled, mines can remain in the initial position in which they were buried without being affected by ground and surface movements; mines can be temporarily deactivated if required and according to the situation; has a programme that prevents the mine from exploding if children step on the mine.

[0017] In our invention; each mine gains the ability to be buried automatically with the system, which is the subject of our invention, by integrating a smart mine integrated system into each mine. The mines, which are made ready to detonate by the personnel who will lay the mines by attaching fuses and closing the safety lock, are placed on the mine catcher head of our smart mine integrated system and then left on the ground where they want to be buried. Then, the spiral digger head in our smart mine integrated system is activated and buried in the ground together with the mine loaded on it. With various sensors on our smart mine integrated system, the position of the mine under the ground is checked at regular intervals and displacements caused by ground movements such as the mine lying on its side or partially above the ground are prevented, they ensure that the mine remains constant at the depth and position it is buried in.

[0018] Our smart mine integrated system, which is our invention, includes sensors, microprocessors and control software. For this reason, the mines installed on our system have the ability to be buried in the ground, to be removed from the ground, and to detect enemy clearing activities. In other existing systems, these capabilities cannot be imparted to the mine. Our smart mine integrated system can be buried in all types of soil such as dry soil, vegetated soil, stony, gravelly soil, sandy soil, and can also operate under water. Our smart mine integrated system provides its water and moisture proof feature with its plastic shell and leakproof gaskets.

[0019] Our smart mine integrated system can have a drilling spiral head for drilling and digging, as well as different drilling heads with drilling and fragmentation methods according to different soil and ground requirements, and drilling and digging operations can be carried out with them.

[0020] Description of the figures that help to better understand our invention:

[0021] Figure- 1: View of the smart mine integrated system, which is the subject of the invention, on the ground

[0022] Figure-2: View of the smart mine integrated system, which is the subject of the invention, in the ground

[0023] Figure-3: View of the mine in the mine holder section in the smart mine integration system of the invention

[0024] Figure-4: Cross-sectional view showing the internal detail parts of the mine in the mine holder section of the smart mine integration system of the invention

[0025] Figure-5: Top view of the smart mine integration system, which is the subject of the invention

[0026] Brief definitions of the part numbers mentioned in the figures are given below:

[0027] 1- Smart mine integrated system

[0028] 2- Mine

[0029] 3- Mine holder part

[0030] 4- Spiral fins

[0031] 5- Soil (Ground)

[0032] 6- Reverse strength rod

[0033] 7- Engine

[0034] 8- Battery

[0035] 9- Digger head

[0036] 10- Engine output shaft

[0037] 11- Cover

[0038] 12- Digger external shell 13- Engine shaft

[0039] 14- Depth sensor

[0040] 15- Light sensor (detector)

[0041] 16- Drive shaft wire

[0042] 17- Trigger mechanism

[0043] 18- Communication unit

[0044] 19- Control unit

[0045] 20- Electronic processor unit

[0046] 21- Electronic communication unit

[0047] 22- Weight sensor

[0048] 23- Electronic power management unit

[0049] 24- Mine holder locking shaft

[0050] Detailed Description of the Invention

[0051] The present invention relates to a smart mine integrated system which can be attached to different types of anti-personnel mines produced by different manufacturers and which enables automatic burial of mines (2) to the soil ground (5), control of mines (2) under the ground and automatic emergence of unexploded mines above the ground when the time comes.

[0052] In the smart mine integrated system (1), which is our invention, there is a mine holder part (3) on a main body where the mine (2) to be buried in the ground (5) will be placed. In our system (1), which is the subject of our invention, all kinds of mines (2) can be used by placing them in this mine holder part (3). The characteristic of our mine holder part (3), where the mine (2) is placed in our system, is that it can be adjusted according to the mine to be buried by moving the same upwards and sideways according to the size of the mine.

[0053] The main body in our smart mine integrated system (1), which is our invention, has a funnel- shaped structure. On this main body, there are spiral fins (4) in the form of a lemorado ladder with a funnel structure and a piercing feature. The spiral fins (4) on the main body rotate from right to left around an axis, concentrically with the mine (2), from right to left, allowing our smart mine integration system (1) to be buried in the soil ground (5) together with the mine (2) or to be removed from the soil ground (5) by rotating in the opposite direction. One of the most important elements in the operation of our smart mine integrated system (1), which is our invention, is that it has a reverse strength rod (6) integrated into the funnel- shaped main body. The reverse strength rod (6), together with the mine (2) located in the mine holder part (3), enables our smart mine integrated system (1) to be buried in the soil ground (5) or removed from the soil ground (5). The reverse strength rod (6) used in our invention is connected to the engine shaft (13). When the lower end of the funnel-shaped main body of our smart mine integrated system (1) comes into contact with the soil ground (5), the reverse strength rod (6) also enters the soil ground (5), when the spiral fins (4) on the main body start to rotate from right to left or from left to right, they apply force in the direction opposite to the direction of rotation and ensure that the smart mine integrated system (1) is buried in the soil ground (5) together with the mine (2), or they rotate in the opposite direction and ensure that the smart mine integrated system (1) is removed from the soil ground (5) together with the mine (2).

[0054] Our smart mine integration system (1) is driven by an engine (7) located in the main body. The engine (7) in the main body, which has a funnel-shaped structure, provides its energy from a battery (8) also located inside the main body. The characteristic of the battery (8) used in our smart mine integrated system (1) is that it is a non-rechargeable battery (8) with a long- lasting feature. All electricity needs of our smart mine integrated system (1) are provided by this battery (8).

[0055] In our smart mine integrated system (1), the motor (7), which receives energy from the battery (8), is located at the lower end of the digger head (9) and the engine output shaft (10), which transfers the movement, extends from the engine (7) upwards to the mine holder (3). The engine output shaft (10) transfers the rotational motion it receives from the engine (7) to the cover (11) and then after the cover (11) to the mine holder (3) and reverse strength rods (6). The reverse strength rod (6) rotates in the same direction as the engine shaft (10) as long as it does not enter the soil ground. However, when the reverse strength rod (6) enters the soil ground, the mine holder (3) and the reverse strength rod (6) remain stationary, and only the digger external shell (12) begins to rotate. Then, when the digger external shell (12) becomes stationary, the rotational power passes to the spiral fins (4) on the digger external shell (12). The digger external shell (12) rotates with the rotation force it receives from the engine (7) and digs the ground and is buried in the soil ground (5) together with the mine (2) on the system (1) of our invention. The burial depth of our smart mine integrated system into the soil ground (5) is calculated from three separate values. These are the volume value of the excavated soil depending on the number of rotations of the engine shaft (13), the amount of depth detected by the depth sensor (14) and the values taken from the light sensor (15). Our smart mine integrated system (1) is completely buried underground along with the mine by evaluating these values together. The depth sensor (14) in the system, which is the subject of our invention, allows the digger to be operated until the mine to be buried is completely underground. The reason why our smart mine integrated system (1) is completely underground so that it cannot be seen from the outside is to ensure that it cannot be detected by the enemy.

[0056] The digger external shell (1) of our smart mine integrated system (12) is made of a transparent, translucent material that transmits light. Since the light sensor (15) inside the digger external shell (12) cannot detect the light when it enters the soil ground (5), it is understood that our smart mine integrated system is completely buried in the soil ground (5). When the light sensor (15) on the digger external shell (12) detects the light, it is understood that our smart mine integrated system is not completely buried in the soil.

[0057] Another characteristic of our smart mine integrated system (1) is the rope or drive wire (16) connected to the engine shaft (13). One end of this drive wire (16) is connected to the trigger mechanism (17) on the mine (2). This drive wire (16) is wound around the engine shaft (13) by the movement it receives from the engine (7) to detonate the mine (2) when necessary, and it detonates the mine (2) by stretching the drive wire (16). In our smart mine integrated system (1), the detonation of the mine in the mine holder (3) is controlled by the artificial intelligence software in our system that is the subject of the invention. When the artificial intelligence detects an electromagnetic mine search or clearance activity carried out by an enemy or undesirable persons, or when the mine is physically removed, such as shaking or moving in place, it detonates the mine by stretching the drive wire (16). The mine trigger in our system detonates the mine with the signal coming from the software of our smart mine integrated system.

[0058] One of the most important characteristics of our smart mine integrated system (1) is that it can detonate all existing mines and pressurized anti-personnel mines with artificial intelligence control via the drive wire (16). In our smart mine integrated system, a second engine is not used for the Al to detonate the mine (2) using the drive wire (16). The drive wire (16) is driven by a single engine (7) used for the digger external shell (12) and can detonate the mine when necessary.

[0059] Our smart mine integrated system (1) can remain under the soil for many years together with the mine. For this reason, the battery (9) used in our smart mine integrated system was selected accordingly. However, when our smart mine integrated system is in need of maintenance, repair or clearance of mined areas, it can spontaneously leave the soil on command or timed.

[0060] The exit of our smart mine integrated system (1) from the soil ground (5) is realised by moving in the opposite direction of burial in the ground. In our smart mine integrated system, when the engine (7) starts to turn the spiral digger external shell (12), the reverse strength rods (6) counteract the reverse rotation force, allowing our system to start climbing towards the soil with the mine. The light is on intermittently on our smart mine integrated system (1). The output of our system from the ground is determined by the light sensor (15), the depth sensor (14), and the soil removal volume depending on the number of rotations of the engine shaft (13). When our smart mine integrated system (1) exits the soil, the output information and mine serial number are broadcast as a signal and this broadcast is transmitted to the Active Mine Management System. With our smart mine integrated system (1), buried mines (2) can be brought to the surface so that they can be reused without detonating.

[0061] Our smart mine integrated system (1) also has a communication unit (18) to communicate with other smart mine systems (1) that will be laid or have been laid in the minefield. Our smart mine integrated system broadcasts signals at predefined periods with other smart mine integrated systems (1) or the active mine management system via 2.4 G Herz Wifi 602.11 protocol. In this way, with our smart mine integrated system (1), information about whether the mine (2) laid on the minefield is active or passive, whether it is live or unexploded, and approximate location information are sent to the active mine management system. The reason for broadcasting a signal in certain periods in the system (1) of the present invention is to prevent the smart mine integrated system (1) from being followed by others and to prevent the mine (2) from being detected by others. For example, in our smart mine integrated system, wireless broadcasting is activated on a certain day of the year at a certain time, and information is sent to or received from the centre. Our smart mine integrated system, which is our invention, operates offline in deep sleep mode without signalling to the outside. Similarly, it does not use satellite -based position determination systems such as GPS, GLONES, which would cause the location of our smart mine integrated system to be detected, and calculates its own position inertially.

[0062] The control unit (19) of our smart mine integrated system includes an electronic processor unit (20), electronic communication unit (21), electronic sensor and electronic power management unit.

[0063] In our smart mine integrated system, it is filled with insulation silicone, including the excavator head (9), engine (7) and control unit (19).

[0064] Our smart mine integrated system is able to restart the engine (7) by detecting the mine coming out of the mine due to natural events such as floods, water, landslides and earthquakes according to the light, depth sensors and whether the shaft rotates or not. Thus, smart mine integrated systems, which are exposed for various reasons, can be brought back under the ground.

[0065] The mine (2) in our smart mine integrated system must be located so that the trigger mechanism (17) of the mine with the pressure layer is parallel to the ground. When it is not found, the digger of the smart mine integrated system restarts and ensures that the trigger mechanism (17) of the mine is parallel to the ground.

[0066] Our smart mine integration system (1) also has a friend recognition feature. Our smart mine integration system uses a predetermined password to recognise whether someone is friendly or not. While doing this, it uses RF and wireless connection. When our smart mine integrated system turns on the friend recognition feature, it rests; in other cases, it remains in deep sleep and its radio receivers are turned off. In friend recognition mode; there are locking shafts (24) in the mine holder (3). In friend recognition mode, it prevents the mine holder from applying pressure to the trigger mechanism (24) in order to prevent the mine (2) from being triggered and detonated when pressed on it. In addition, in order to prevent the explosion of the mine (2) in our smart mine integrated system (1), which is the subject of the invention, when a child passes over it, there is a weight sensor (22) that measures the weight of the person passing on it. The weight sensor transfers the measured weight value to the control unit (19) and locks the mine trigger mechanism (17) according to the weight value being at or below the predetermined child weight value and prevents the explosion of the mine buried with our smart mine integrated system when a child passes over it.

[0067] Our smart mine integrated system, which is our invention, has a sleep mode. In this sleep mode, active mines in our smart mine integrated system (1) are deactivated. When the smart mine integrated system is first installed, it is activated at a predetermined period or time, listens to the remote connection, and according to the commands to be received from the remote connection, it executes commands such as going to sleep mode, or coming out of the soil ground (5) over time.

[0068] Ground movements may occur in the area where our smart mine integrated system (1) is installed due to reasons such as earthquakes, floods and landslides. The movements of the mine (2) buried in the soil ground with our system in the X, Y, Z axes and its inertial position are controlled and recorded by a software and IMU sensor. In cases where the mine buried with our system is not parallel to the ground plane, it can be intervened in cases where it is found outside or on sloping terrain, and the system with the mine on it can be made parallel to the ground plane again. In our system that is the subject of the invention, the inertial positions of the mines are determined by software and the IMU sensor that can detect all kinds of tremors. When the system subject to the invention reaches the required position, the system goes into sleep mode again.

[0069] In our invention, software -based ID assignment, which counts mines, is made to prevent the loss of mines (2) on the smart mine integrated system (1). Our smart mine integrated systems (1) installed in a region also communicate with each other wirelessly and encrypted. These communications remain in communication with each other for very short periods of time, in the periods determined at the beginning and during the installation. This communication also continues after leaving the soil. By communications we mean the ID of the mines, their location, whether they are active or inactive, and their battery percentage. Thanks to this feature, the location of unexploded mines, if any, that do not or cannot come to the surface of the soil can be accessed. The person who removes the mine knows where the missing mines are located and will be able to find and remove this mine. Since the mines in our smart mine integrated system are in communication with each other via wireless antenna and blockchain software, all mines laid in a region are aware of each other, as they know each other's battery, health status and location information. Due to this feature of our system, the problem of the disappearance of mines laid in a region has been eliminated due to the fact that they are aware of each other.

Claims

CLAIMS1- A smart mine integrated system with a funnel-shaped body of the present invention, which can be attached to different types of anti-personnel mines produced by different manufacturers, allowing the mines (2) to be automatically buried in the soil ground (5), the mines (2) to be controlled under the ground and the unexploded mines to be automatically removed from the ground when the time comes, and ensuring that the buried mines are not lost, characterized in that; the present invention comprises the following; a digger external shell (12) located on a funnel-shaped body, spiral fins (4) located on the digger external shell and used to dig the soil ground, reverse strength rod (6) integrated into the funnel-shaped body and connected to the engine shaft (13), which enables our smart mine integrated system (1) to be buried in the soil ground (5) with the mine or to be removed from the soil ground (5), mine holder part (3) where the mine to be buried in the soil is placed, depth sensor (14) on the mine holder part (3), which measures the depth of burial of the mine from the soil ground, light sensor (15) located inside the digger external shell (12) detects whether the mine is completely buried under the soil or not, drive wire (16), which is connected to the engine shaft (13) by passing through the mine holder arms and activating the mine trigger mechanism (17), engine (7), which is located in the lower part of the funnel-shaped body and provides the movement of the system of the invention, is positioned with the engine output shaft (10) above, engine output shaft (10), which extends upwards from the engine (7) to the mine holder (3) and transfers the rotational motion it receives from the engine (7) to the cover (11) and after the cover (11) to the mine holder (3) and reverse strength rods (6), engine shaft (13), which transfers the rotational movement of the engine (7) on the engine output shaft (10) to the reverse strength rods (6), battery (8) that feeds the engine (7) inside the main body, artificial intelligence software that controls the detonation of the mine in the mine holder (3), engine driver, in which the battery (8) and the engine control unit are together,control unit (19), which includes the electronic processor unit (20), electronic communication unit (21), electronic sensor and electronic power management unit and performs all controls of the system, active mine management system, which, together with our smart mine integrated system (1), transmits information on whether the mine laid in the minefield (2) is active or inactive, whether it is live or unexploded, approximate location information, the output information of the mines emerging from the soil and the serial number of the mine, communication unit (18) that enables wireless, encrypted communication with each other of other smart mine systems (1) that will be laid or laid in the minefield.2- Smart mine integrated system according to Claim 1, characterized in that; the mine holder part (3) can be adjusted according to the mine to be buried by moving it upwards and sideways according to the size of the mine.3- Smart mine integrated system according to Claim 1, characterized in that; the digger external shell (12) is made of a transparent material that transmits light.4- Smart mine integrated system according to Claim 1, characterized in that; our smart mine integrated system works offline in deep sleep mode without giving any external signals.5- Smart mine integrated system according to Claim 1, characterized in that; there are locking shafts (24) in the mine holder (3) to prevent the mine holder from putting pressure on the trigger mechanism (24) in order to prevent the mine (2) from triggering and detonating when pressed.6- Smart mine integrated system according to Claim 1, characterized in that, it comprises a weight sensor (22) that measures the weight of the person passing by and transfers it to the control unit (19).7- Smart mine integrated system according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that, it is filled with insulation silicone, including the excavator head (9), engine (7) and control unit (19).8- Smart mine integrated system according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that; there is software-based ID assignment that counts mines in order to prevent the loss of mines (2) laid in a certain area.9- Smart mine integrated system according to Claim 8, characterized in that; wireless antennas and blockchain-based software is used to ensure that mines buried in a certain area are aware of each other.10- Smart mine integrated system according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that; the inertial position of the mine (2), which is buried in the soil with our system, is controlled and recorded by a software and IMU sensor due to its possible movements in the X, Y, Z axes.11- Smart mine integrated system according to Claim 1, characterized in that; it has the ability of broadcasting signals at predefined periods with other smart mine integrated systems (1) or active mine management system via 2.4 G Herz Wifi 602.11 protocol.12- Smart mine integrated system according to Claim 1, characterized in that; it comprises a control unit (19) that performs depth and slope control, friend / enemy / child recognition, timed or commanded burial / exit, operation in sleep mode, mine counting, enemy recognition, detection of whether the smart mine integrated system is parallel to the ground plane and ensuring that the pressure surface of the mine on it is at the desired slope.

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