ENCOUNTER
Explosive Neutralisation and Mitigation Countermeasures for IEDs in Urban/Civil Environment
| Coordinatore | TOTALFORSVARETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT
Organization address
address: Gullfossgatan 6 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Sweden [SE] |
| Totale costo | 4˙412˙123 € |
| EC contributo | 3˙313˙630 € |
| Programma | FP7-SECURITY
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Security |
| Code Call | FP7-SEC-2011-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-09-01 - 2015-11-30 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TOTALFORSVARETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT
Organization address
address: Gullfossgatan 6 contact info |
SE (STOCKHOLM) | coordinator | 983˙652.12 |
| 2 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V
Organization address
address: Hansastrasse 27C contact info |
DE (MUENCHEN) | participant | 1˙036˙750.00 |
| 3 |
TAMAR ISRAELI ADVANCED QUARRYING CO LTD
Organization address
address: HA NECHALIM ST 4 contact info |
IL (BAZRA) | participant | 362˙056.50 |
| 4 |
INGENIERA DE SISTEMAS PARA LA DEFENSA DE ESPANA SA-ISDEFE
Organization address
address: CALLE BEATRIZ DE BOBADILLA 3 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | participant | 311˙136.10 |
| 5 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Organization address
address: FIRTH COURT WESTERN BANK contact info |
UK (SHEFFIELD) | participant | 267˙532.00 |
| 6 |
BLASTECH
Organization address
address: LEAVYGREAVE ROAD 40 SUEL OFFICES THE SHEFFIELD BIOINCUBATOR contact info |
UK (SHEFFIELD) | participant | 241˙865.40 |
| 7 |
ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG
Organization address
address: FAHNENBERGPLATZ contact info |
DE (FREIBURG) | participant | 110˙638.40 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The objective for the ENCOUNTER project is to identify, explore and validate both existing and innovative techniques for mitigation and neutralisation of found Improvised Explosive Devises (IED) in urban/civil environment. ENCOUNTER will start off with revisiting actual practices. Relevant scenarios will be developed where different types of IEDs and different stand-off distances will be considered. New innovative techniques for both mitigation and neutralisation of IEDs in urban/civil environment will be developed and evaluated. The techniques for neutralisation and mitigation will be tested according to the scenarios in terms of reliability and safety. The outcome will be a recommendation matrix for the Police forces where they easily can chose the correct countermeasure for the current situation. ENCOUNTER will also look into the legal and societal issues involved.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
An EU team is reducing the risks posed by home-made bombs. The tools include four new neutralisation options, and several solutions that mitigate damage in the event of an explosion.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Home-made bombs are not new, yet now they pose a greater threat. Police forces need more effective ways of countering the threat.
The EU-funded 'Explosive neutralisation and mitigation countermeasures for IEDs in urban/civil environment' (http://www.encounter-fp7.eu (ENCOUNTER)) project aims to develop the needed methods and technologies. The seven-member consortium plans to develop innovative techniques for mitigating and neutralising improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in urban areas.
Project developments will help prevent explosion after discovery, keeping the populace unaware of the danger and thus reducing fear. The project's technologies will also increase stand-off distance, thus reducing risk for personnel should an explosion occur. Lastly, the group considers the ethical and social dimensions of dealing with IEDs, yielding guidelines and decision-making tools. ENCOUNTER runs for three years to August 2015.
The first phase involved summarising and tabulating recent IED attacks in order to determine common features and assess vulnerabilities. End users supplied information about actual practices, from which the project researchers identified current problems and set a direction for its investigations.
Work identified various attack scenarios according to parameters including location and explosive type. Four different neutralisation techniques were developed and show promise. The team also devised new mitigation solutions and prepared preliminary technical designs. The most interesting scenarios were converted to computer-aided design files for use in simulations. Preparation for testing has begun.
Technical solutions were assessed in terms of ethical, social and financial considerations to ensure that responses are proportional and do not create additional problems. The team described the main ethical issues surrounding IED countermeasures, and detailed the required input for future analysis.
ENCOUNTER will yield new techniques for mitigation and neutralisation of IEDs in urban spaces. The project will also supply software and other tools to assist with use of the new techniques.