CEIA MIL-D1

[Marc]

Hi,

Does anyone know about the metal detector CEIA MIL-D1? What technology is it using? PI? The documentation on CEIA's website opens with an error on my computer.
Is there a technique to retrieve the depth of a burried object by moving the detector in a specific way?

Thanks

[GoldPinger]

Don't think it would be a PI unit as they are used by the UN as mine detectors in Afghanistan. Imagine being ordered to search a possible minefield and having the detector signal every few inches. I wouldn't want to swing that minelab they tested "passed two out of three tests)? You know "theres a mine over here there's another one" then BOOM!

From th UN study:
This was the most critical of all tests because the detectors had to locate a combination of real
mines found in Afghanistan and international standard mine targets (ITOP) in natural Afghan soil.
To pass the test, a detector had to locate the buried mines at a depth of 110 mm or more.
Detection at less than 110 mm was recorded as 0 mm. Any detector which failed this test was
considered technically unacceptable.
Ceia and Vallon passed all three tests.
- Minelab passed the required two out of three.
- Schiebel did not pass any of the three tests and was, therefore, evaluated as technically not
acceptable and disqualified.

[goldhart]

Man I wouldn't want to be the tester on the minelab or the Schiebel. They must have gone through a few testers! Dan3

[Marc]

Thanks for your replies, but I am not sure to understand...

In my understanding pulse induction is a good technology for demining purposes, Right? It can't discriminate but has a deep detection and works well on any soil. Vallon is using PI

In some comparative tests I read that CEIA's MIL-D1 is using "Electromagnetic induction - Continuous Wave" as technology. Is this the same as PI?

Is there a way (or technique) to determine how deep a mine is burried in following cases:
1. We know what type of mine we are dealing with.
2. We don't know what type of mine we are dealing with.
?

Is it possible to orient the search coil in various directions and then by some kind of triangulation retrieve the depth?

Thanks for your help!

[jds]

I'm the director of mine detection division for CEIA-USA. I'd be happy to answer your questions, drop me a line @ [e-mail]

regards

jds