Vehicle Concept for a Robotic Missile Launcher.

Abstract

This report presents preliminary work on the vehicle concept for a robotic missile launcher. A computerized literature search is documented, and important mobility and control concepts from the search are discussed. A survey of commercially available roving vehicles, both remotely and manually controlled, is also presented. Design concepts are evaluated for application to a robotic missile launcher vehicle based on constraining design criteria. Conceptual designs are based on a commercially available vehicle (the Emerson Electric Fast Attack Vehicle), and a proposed special purpose vehicle are presented. Recommendations are made for further research and/or testing in the areas of feasibility of candidate control links and payloads, maneuverability versus armor, cost versus survivability, and applications in reconnaissance. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA141297

Entities

People

  • C. R. Evces
  • P. D. Fearing

Organizations

  • University of Alabama

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Combustion
  • Control Systems
  • Design Criteria
  • Electric Motors
  • Engineers
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Power Supplies
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Roving Vehicles
  • Standards
  • Turbines
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy