Previously, Dmytro worked at large enterprises engaged in the development of heating systems based on renewable energy sources and tanks for attractions. After the Russians bombarded the street in Sloviansk with cluster munitions, he and his family moved to Zhytomyr.

There, Dmytro helped one of the local enterprises implement a project for the needs of the Armed Forces, and later he was engaged in the development of a medical evacuation chassis, simply called the electronic carrier. With their help, you can evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield. At the heart of such electronic devices is the principle of a ground drone. The developer believes that some electronic wearables should be in every mouth.

Combat doctors and soldiers from the hot spots of the front consider his development extremely necessary in combat conditions. Dmytro Mamonov constantly consults them, developing and testing his invention. An investor is currently needed to begin mass production of the development and meet the needs of the military.

INVENTION ACCORDING TO THE FORMULA “60-120-60”

We arrange a telephone conversation with Dmytro Mamonov. He says: “Come tomorrow, let me show you my electronic carriers, if they are still alive by then, because we are constantly testing them.” The next day I came to the workshop in Zhytomyr, where the man was working, and immediately asked if his development was complete, and he replied with a smile: “Yes, it’s there. That’s right, it’s a little dirty because we just got back from another test.”

The inventor shares that at the end of November last year, Ukraine became interested in the Estonian-made multi-purpose THeMIS robotic platform (which is remotely controlled and able to bring wounded soldiers out of the way of fire). So he came up with the idea to develop a medical evacuation chassis (medevakshashi).

“I became interested in how to help the wounded with the help of ground drones. THeMIS is an expensive thing and our military needs a relatively cheap option that can be transported in Zhiguli, relatively speaking. I started working on this idea and started looking for a solution,” says Dmytro.

According to him, for his development he used the formula “60-120-60”, where 60 the weight of such a vehicle, 120 maximum payload and 60 continuous movement time with a battery charge. Currently, it is possible to reduce the initial indicator to 55 kg.

The author tried for two weeks to find a solution. I developed a 3D project, sent my drawings to a Kiev company where I bought the parts, and then independently engaged in turning and welding work. Dmytro did not transport his work equipment from Sloviansk, so he worked in the workshop of an acquaintance. He received the first prototype of the email on the evening of December 31 and later produced a second, improved version. Searching for the optimal solution for his development, Dmytro always consulted with the combat doctor of the 93rd brigade and other soldiers.

As a result, the developer received a medical evacuation chassis, which is compactly assembled, controlled by a control panel, can be stored in the field and does not require special care, only replacing the nodes. Also, electronic stretchers usually require a single officer to control the remote control, rather than four soldiers evacuating the wounded from the battlefield on stretchers.

Such a chassis can move on tracks if there is a lot of dirt and ice, or on wheels when the ground is dry and hard. It is adapted to transport an injured person to be placed on a stretcher.

“The army is interested in my development, they say they really need it. I believe such a sample should be in every mouth,” adds Mamonov.

The interviewer demonstrates how his development works. The stretcher is easy to fold. They are controlled by remote control, they pass through the pits smoothly. They were tested before, specifically in the conditions of a forest and an abandoned industrial area, where they successfully crossed a route filled with brick chips.

Dmytro brings this project to life with its own savings. He says he approached one of the companies but they weren’t interested in development, so he decided to implement it on his own. In total, 70,000 UAH has been invested in this project. If mass production of e-mails is started, their cost will reach about 65,000 UAH according to preliminary estimates. For comparison, THeMIS costs 300,000 Euros.

For such a medevakshashi to appear in the Armed Forces, only an investor is needed who will finance this project and provide stretchers to the Ukrainian defenders.

SON’S PASSION OPENED A NEW DIRECTION TO BUSINESS

Dmytro demonstrated the workings of the electronic machine, telling what he had done before the full-scale war and how he got to Zhytomyr.

He is an economist by profession. Until 2014, he worked as deputy director of energy management and automatic operating management systems at the Slovyansk plant of high-voltage insulators, and then as deputy director of the gearbox factory “Denasmash” in Poltava, where he applied a pellet automatic boiler. project. The family moved with their newborn daughter to Poltava in the summer of 2014, Slovyansk was left without electricity, but returned home a few months later.

Dmytro Mamonov was looking for a place for self-realization, and his wife advised him to start his own business. So the man began to make pellet burners at home, which was bought by the PetroNik plant from the Kherson District. Later, he developed the “Autotron” burner for converting a solid fuel boiler or stove to pellet heating and mastered the production of large burners up to 500 megawatts. According to Adam, he emphasized quality in his designs at an affordable price.

When the sales level of heating equipment began to decline in 2018, it was necessary to seek and develop a new business area. Experimenting, Dmytro built an all-terrain vehicle and found another niche where his son’s fascination with tanks moved him.

“In today’s world a child can’t stay off the internet and it’s important for parents to choose the right direction for him there. I decided to engage my son in meaningful games. Those were tank games and then we discussed these tanks with him. Elisey was fascinated and I decided that he would be interested in science and technology through tanks. On my way to Zhytomyr via Kiev Oblast in April last year, there were a lot of burnt tanks here, my son was able to identify them all,” says Dmytro.

The man shows the poster, which has already become a relic of the Mamon family. His son, who studied on it in the fourth grade, depicted the history of Ukrainian tank building. Elisey also participated in the competition of the Junior Academy of Sciences with the research paper “History of Ukrainian tank building and its role in the Second World War”. Realizing the interest of his schoolboy son in this matter, Dmytro offered to make him a tank.

AN Abandoned HOUSE UNDER MOUNT KARACUN

Over the winter, father and son created a replica of the MS-1 tank. The result is a drivable car designed for two people, with an internal combustion engine 3 m long and 1.3 m wide.

After this development, Dmitry had the idea to develop tanks to be used for recreation. Thus, he made the first T-34 and “Tiger” models for a Kiev entrepreneur working in the entertainment field, then received orders from Odessa and Dnipro. Over time, Dmytro began to develop electric tanks that do not require driving skills and are suitable for children under 9 years old. But toy tanks had to come to an end when a full-scale war with real tanks began.

The Mamonov family lived in a private house in Slovyansk under Mount Karachun, from which they were forced to leave after the Russian army bombarded its streets with cluster munitions. Parents were most worried about their son Yenisei and daughter Yesenia, so they left the city.

“I did not immediately believe that the war had begun, and then I thought that everything would end quickly. In the 21st century, it is difficult for me to imagine that this is happening in the civilized world. I could not accept that it was real. Acquaintances periodically called and were asked to leave. At the beginning of April, we went to Dnipro’s family to visit our friends. They didn’t want to be a burden to them, so they returned to Slovyansk within a week, but left again after spending the night in the basement with the children,” Dmytro recalls.

The Mamonovs went to Zhytomyr through their acquaintances and were accepted by the family of Kostyantyn Pripotnya, who provided their apartment for living here. The children went to school and sports sections here. Dmytro provided consultancy and engineering services for the implementation of the development of one of the types of technology to the Zhytomyr enterprise. In December last year, the Ministry of Defense received its first sample.

Currently, Dmytro Mamonov is looking for an investor to start the production of the electronic bags he has developed. Adam hopes there will be a job to take care of the project that will increase the chances of survival of injured Ukrainian defenders.

Iryna Chirytsia, Zhytomyr

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