Coordinate Control of Interior and Exterior Autonomous Platforms.

Abstract

The Mobile Detection Assessment Response System (MDARS) Program is a joint Army-Navy effort to field interior and exterior autonomous platforms performing security and inventory assessment functions at DoD warehouses and storage sites. The program is managed by the Physical Security Equipment Management Office at Ft. Belvoir, VA. The MDARS Interior Program successfully demonstrated the simultaneous control of two robots and four simulated robots operating in an interior warehouse environment. The command and control architecture is structured to accommodate up to thirty-two robots. Initated in February 1993 the MDARS Exterior Program will provide commanders with an automated system to conduct random site patrols, barrier assessment, intruder detection and assessment, and inventory assessment in a semi-structured outdoor environment. This paper briefly outlines the MDARS Interior and Exterior Programs and discusses the technical risks associated with the Exterior development approach.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA289205

Entities

People

  • H. R. Everett
  • T. A. Heath-pastore

Organizations

  • Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Environment
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Intrusion
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Inventory
  • Motion Planning
  • Navigation
  • Ocean Surveillance
  • Platforms
  • Security
  • Unmanned Ground Systems
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control