I-TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, eFlorida – ICandelo loLawulo lokuLungiselela iZiko leeNjineli zoLuntu loMkhosi woMoya lenze ukuhanjiswa kwalo kokuqala kwerobhothi entsha yokulahla izixhobo eziqhumayo eziphakathi ebaleni nge-15 ka-Okthobha, kwi-Tyndall Air Force Base.
Kwiinyanga ezili-16 ukuya kwezili-18 ezizayo, i-AFCEC iza kuhambisa iirobhothi ezingama-333 zobugcisa obuphezulu kuzo zonke iindiza ze-EOD kwi-Air Force, utshilo uMaster Sgt. Justin Frewin, umphathi wenkqubo yezixhobo ze-AFCEC EOD. Inqwelomoya nganye esebenzayo, i-Guard kunye ne-Reserve iza kufumana iirobhothi ezi-3-5.
I-Man Transportable Robot System Increment II, okanye i-MTRS II, yinkqubo yerobhothi esebenza kude, enobukhulu obuphakathi evumela iiyunithi ze-EOD ukuba zibone, ziqinisekise, zichonge kwaye zilahle izixhobo eziqhumayo ezingaqhumanga kunye nezinye iingozi zikude. I-MTRS II ithatha indawo yeRobhothi yoMkhosi oPhakathi oPhakathi, okanye i-AFMSR, eneminyaka elishumi ubudala, kwaye inika amava alula kwaye asebenziseka lula, utshilo uFrewin.
“Njengee-iPhones kunye neelaptops, le teknoloji ihamba ngesantya esiphezulu; umahluko phakathi kwe-MTRS II kunye ne-AFMSR ubalulekile,” utshilo. “Isilawuli se-MTRS II sifana nesilawuli se-Xbox okanye se-PlayStation - into isizukulwana esitsha esinokuyifumana size siyisebenzise ngokulula.”
Nangona ubuchwepheshe be-AFMSR babusele buphelelwe lixesha, imfuneko yokubutshintsha yaba mandundu ngakumbi emva kokuba iNkanyamba uMichael itshabalalise zonke iirobhothi kwiziko lokulungisa eTyndall AFB ngo-Okthobha ka-2018. Ngenkxaso evela kwi-AFMSR,Iziko leNkxaso yoFakelo loMkhosi woMoya kunye neMisebenzi, i-AFCEC ikwazile ukuphuhlisa nokuphumeza inkqubo entsha kwisithuba esingaphantsi kweminyaka emibini.
“Kwiinyanga ezili-16-18 ezizayo, yonke inqwelo-moya ye-EOD inokulindela ukufumana iirobhothi ezintsha ezi-3-5 kunye nekhosi yoQeqesho lweZixhobo eziNtsha eziSebenzayo,” utshilo uFrewin.
Phakathi kweqela lokuqala ukugqiba ikhosi ye-OPNET ethatha iiyure ezili-16 kwakukho uKaelob King, i-325th CES's Senior Airman, owathi indlela elula ukuyisebenzisa le nkqubo intsha iphucula kakhulu amandla e-EOD.
“Ikhamera entsha isebenza kakuhle kakhulu,” utshilo uKing. “Ikhamera yethu yokugqibela yayifana nokujonga kwisikrini esifiphele xa kuthelekiswa nale ineekhamera ezininzi ezifikelela kwi-1080p ezine-optical kunye ne-digital zoom.”
Ukongeza kwi-optics ephuculweyo, uKing uyonwabile nangokuzivumelanisa nezimo kunye nokuguquguquka kwenkqubo entsha.
“Ukukwazi ukuhlaziya okanye ukubhala ngokutsha isoftware kuthetha ukuba uMkhosi woMoya unokwandisa ngokulula amandla ethu ngokuhamba kwexesha ngokongeza izixhobo, izinzwa kunye nezinye izinto eziqhotyoshelweyo, ngelixa imodeli endala ifuna uhlaziyo lwehardware,” utshilo uKing. “Kwintsimi yethu, ukuba nerobhothi eguquguqukayo nezimeleyo yinto elungileyo ngokwenene.”
Ezi zixhobo zitsha zikwabonelela ngobuchule bokukhuphisana kwicandelo lomsebenzi we-EOD, utshilo u-Chief Master Sgt. Van Hood, umphathi wecandelo lomsebenzi we-EOD.
“Eyona nto inkulu ezi robhothi zintsha ezibonelela ngayo kwi-CE kukukhusela amandla okukhusela abantu kunye nezixhobo kwiziganeko ezinxulumene neziqhushumbisi, ukuvumela ukuba umoya uphakame kwaye kuqaliswe ngokukhawuleza imisebenzi yothumo lwe-airbase,” utshilo umphathi. “Iikhamera, ulawulo, iinkqubo zonxibelelwano – siyakwazi ukufaka okuninzi kwiphakheji encinci kwaye siyakwazi ukuba sikhuselekile kwaye sisebenze kakuhle.”
Ukongeza ekuthengweni kwe-MTRS II exabisa i-$43 yezigidi, i-AFCEC ikwaceba ukugqiba ukuthengwa kwerobhothi enkulu kwiinyanga ezizayo ukuze ithathe indawo ye-Remotec F6A endala.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Feb-03-2021