The DeterMine project

Detection and identification of mines and improvised explosive devices hidden in the environment.

The aim of the DeterMine project is to verify the concept of a modular multi-sensor and cross-platform solution for detecting and identifying hidden threats – in a number of configurations, taking into account different types of threats and changing environmental conditions.

The project will contribute to the expansion of the European knowledge base and the creation of universal benchmarks for the evaluation of landmine and improvised explosive device (IED) detection systems. Ultimately, this will provide better protection for personnel and infrastructure and greater freedom of action for armed forces.

The implementation of the project will involve combining many different types of threat sensors and integrating manned and unmanned vehicles. Particular emphasis will be placed on efficient data capture, improvement of threat detection and identification performance using data fusion and artificial intelligence algorithms, as well as enhancement of the key metrics – the accuracy of detecting and classifying hidden threats and assessing their features. The implementation of the project will be based on an agile approach, allowing the testing of different technologies, different combinations of sensors and different data fusion algorithms.   

The DeterMine consortium, coordinated by Łukasiewicz-PIAP, comprises experts from five European countries, specialising in various fields. The project involves SMEs, research units and industrial partners with extensive experience gained from previous European initiatives in detecting hidden threats, such as the EDA IEDDET programme.

Implementation time frame: 01/12/2023 – 30/11/2027

Project budget: EUR 4,998,997.05

Coordinator:

1. ŁUKASIEWICZ RESEARCH NETWORK – INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR AUTOMATION AND MEASUREMENTS (PIAP)

Partners:

  1. THALES SIX GTS FRANCE SAS (France)
  2. AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria
  3. THALES France
  4. MILREM AS (Estonia)
  5. DELFT DYNAMICS BV COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET (The Netherlands)
  6. AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (France)
  7. CONSORTIA ELECTRONICA SPÓŁKA (Poland)