PLACING / FIRING EXPLOSIVE EOD TOOLS
ROVs can be used in conjunction with energetic EOD tools for the disposal and rendering safe of IEDs. This can be achieved in a variety of ways, with some ROVs being equipped with an onboard barrel disruptor. When this is not available, the ROV’s manipulator can be utilised to place other energetic tools such as a bottle disruptor, vehicle extractor / disruptor or explosive donor charges. Some ROVs are equipped with onboard firing circuits enabling disruptors and other tools to be fired through the ROV’s base station using a radio control link. When this would damage the ROV, or if that feature is not available, other procedures can be adopted. This may include dragging a firing cable or deploying a remote firing device.
ׁ HINT. When an ROV is fitted with onboard disruptors it is good practice to deploy them all loaded and charged (i.e. if there are two disruptors then both should be prepared for firing).
4.2.4.MANIPULATING OBJECTS Another extremely useful capability of an ROV is its ability to conduct positive actions remotely through the manipulation of objects. This can include separating components such as electrical links or parts of an explosive chain and moving components to help ensure they are safe prior to manual handling. The ROV can conduct multiple positive actions on numerous items, far greater than that which could be achieved during one manual approach with an H&L. This can greatly reduce the duration of the task, returning the situation to normal far more quickly and with less safe waiting periods being observed.
Image 3. ROV locating an electrical link
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