Unmanned ground vehicles ugv are expected to play a key role in the armys objective force structure. This chapter provides roadmaps for the development of unmanned ground vehicle ugv systems that would be similar to the examples described in chapter 2. An unmanned ground vehicle ugv is a vehicle that operates while in contact with the ground and without an onboard human presence. The developed ugv demonstrated clearly the potential application of this vehicle, and.
Ugvs can be used for many applications where it may be inconvenient, dangerous, or impossible to have a human operator present. Digital infantry battlefield solution baltic defence. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this pdf file purchased from the national academies. Unmanned ground vehicles ugv are expected to play a key role in the army s objective force structure.
The tendencies of unmanned ground vehicles development in the context of. Briefing by michael toscano, coordinator, joint robotics program office, to the committee on army unmanned ground vehicle technology, national research council, washington, d. Army officials today released a plan that lays out how the service will use unmanned aerial vehicles over the next 15 years, proposing a future where autonomous uavs fly for days over battlefields. Ugv technology have stated that perception is a very important area in the development of autonomous systems as a ugvs ability to. Technology development for army unmanned ground vehicles. Us army combat capabilities development command ground. Committee on army unmanned ground vehicle technology. For instance, the armys future combat systems program plans to make a third of its. These ugvs would be used for weapons platforms, logistics carriers, and reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition among other things. Technology development of military applications of unmanned. Robotic and autonomous systems strategy tradoc army. Read technology development for army unmanned ground. United states army communicationselectronic command research, development. Download a pdf of technology development for army unmanned ground vehicles by the national research council for free.
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