Tactical Wheeled Vehicle - Leader Follower - Tank Automotive Research Development & Engineering Center (TARDEC) Tech Demo
Abstract
Tactical Wheeled Vehicle - Leader Follower (TWV-LF) provides a limited autonomous vehicle software and applique kit to ten (10) ALUGS test Palletized Load System (PLS) A1s. For the TARDEC Tech Demo, the applique kit provides a designated manned Leader vehicle which leads a line of three (3) optionally manned Follower vehicles. The Leader vehicle wirelessly provides directional and speed guidance to the Follower vehicles to follow the Leader vehicle with no driver input or unmanned. The primary purposes for Leader Follower is to improve Force Protection and increase logistics throughput. Funding allows the Army to demonstrate and operationally assess an unmanned vehicle capability with operational units and users to validate the technology. The Army will build, and test prototype systems for safety release, Soldier use, and further technology maturation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 30b1b92b45c56e2b08b68b4d2ed89305
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