Status of DoD Robotic Programs
Abstract
The US Army Human Engineering Laboratory (USAHEL) has been designated as the US Army Materiel Command (AMC) lead laboratory for robotics. One of the functions of this assignment is to monitor all of the robotic activities within AMC and to identify areas of overlap and voids in the robotics research and development program. The US Navy has been assigned responsibility for the design maintenance of a Tri-Service robotics data base. This data base is known as the Robotics/Artificial Intelligence Data Base (RAID). The primary source of input to RAID is the DoD Form 1498, 'Research and Technology Work Unit Summary'. A spot check revealed that many of the current and programmed robotic projects had not been reported on the DoD Form 1498. It was, therefore, determined that a one-time robotic survey of all DoD agencies and activities should be performed. The objective of the task was to gather information on all of the research and development projects for the Army, Navy and Air Force, as related to robotics, and to develop an overview of the entire DoD robotics program, as well as some insights into any voids or duplications of effort. (KR)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA198608
Entities
People
- D. J. Shearin Jr.
- G. A. Kupets Sr.
- G. M. Gillis