Robotic Combat Vehicle ? Experimental Unit Prototypes - Tank Automotive Research Development & Engineering Center (TARDEC)
Abstract
Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) Experimental Unit Prototyping effort will produce unmanned combat vehicle prototypes with the purpose of creating an experimental unit that Soldiers will use to create new Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), and new requirements for unmanned combat vehicles to support Army Modernization priorities. Effort will leverage a three phase approach to promote multiple industry partners to provide innovative, armed unmanned platforms for soldier experimentation with the intent of defining requirements for future RCV program of record. The first two phases will focus on surrogate RCV platforms to get armed unmanned systems into Soldier?s hands for experimentation as quickly as possible. Phase 1 delivers a platoon set of modified M113s with remote weapons stations in order to start to define how an RCV can augment combat capability and to help refine requirements based on user feedback for a follow-on purpose built RCV effort which will start in Phase 3. Phase 2 adds an additional two platoons of surrogate RCVs to enable soldiers to execute company level maneuvers to better understand how RCVs will be used in the future fight and to refine software behaviors and control strategies of the RCVs.. Lessons learned from the phase 1 soldier experimentation will directly shape the requirements for the Phase 3 purpose built RCV effort which will competitively deliver up to a company set of RCVs through at least 2 industry partners for an extended Soldier evaluation. CONOPs and TTPS developed under Phase 2 will inform extended operations experiment in phase 3 and ultimately form the basis for a decision point to move forward with a procurement of RCVs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 1458d36a7237e2ccc2a356c18f3f903c
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