'Bugs' Basic Unexploded Ordnance Gathering System: Effectiveness of Small Cheap Robotics.

Abstract

The subject of ordnance range remediation has received new emphasis in light of recent world events, particularly in the Middle East. The challenge of safely clearing ordnance fields of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) is a serious one, that points to the use of new small robotic machines that can perform the cleanup task without human hands. Strategies that combine the best use of a variety of both highly capable and less capable, but inexpensive robots hold great promise. The Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technical Center has developed a "BUGS" Basic UXO Gathering System, in order to examine such strategies. In support of this effort, simulations are being conducted in order to examine the effects of navigation and control system characteristics on clearance for an inexpensive robotic vehicle in a typical BUGS clearance scenario, and to verify the clearance penalty inherent in a "pick up and carry away' operation.

Document Details

• Document Type: Technical Report
• Publication Date: Jun 01, 1995
• Accession Number: ADA301543

Entities

People

• David A. Jenkins

Organizations

• Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Autonomy
• Biomedical
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Human Systems
• Sensors
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Collision Avoidance
• Computer Programs
• Control Systems
• Detection
• Engineering
• Explosive Ordnance Disposal
• Explosives
• Materials
• Mechanical Engineering
• Munitions
• Navigation
• Operations Research
• Simulations
• Systems Engineering
• Target Detection
• Unexploded Ammunition
• Unmanned Vehicles

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
• Theoretical Analysis.
• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

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