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Abstract<br />

The goal of the thesis is to design a vegetation cutting module to be attached to a<br />

humanitarian demining robot, currently under studying at the PMAR lab, specifically<br />

designed to work in the Vanni region in Sri Lanka.<br />

The robot is adapted from a power tiller and it is designed to be economic, robust and easy<br />

to repair. The vegetation cutter has to cut light and me<strong>di</strong>um vegetation, constituted by<br />

grass and bushes, as well as heavy vegetation constituted by palm leaves (the Sri Lankan<br />

law forbids to cut palm trees). The vegetation cutting module has also to cut tripwires<br />

activating fragmentation anti personnel landmines.<br />

The module designed is composed by three cutting bars supported by a frame attached to<br />

the power take off of the power tiller. Two of the three bars are hold vertically for cutting<br />

palm leaves and bushes on the side, one is hold by the frame horizontally for cutting grass.<br />

Each bar is actuated by a double effect oil cylinder: cylinders are connected in series.<br />

A double effect cylinder moved by an eccentric wheel connected to the power take off<br />

provides pressure to three actuators.<br />

A navigation software for the robot has also been created.<br />

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