'AUTO-RECORM' - BUGS: Algorithms and Cooperative Behavior for Enhancing UXO Clearance

Abstract

This report deals with the use of a multi-vehicle robotic approach to PUCA operations for UXO clearance. The NAVEODTECHDIV has the 'RECORM' vehicle - a tele-operated vehicle enabling the user to search and visually detect and classify UXO targets. The operation is being automated and combined with the use of the BUGS system of low cost robots which perform the Pick-Up and Carry Away (PUCA) operations. This report provides the results of studies that look at the system effectiveness in terms of time to clear five different scenarios involving sub-munition clusters. The use of a dynamic zone allocation (DZA) strategy is found to be superior when the BUGS vehicles are used alone. However, the combined use of RECORM to do targeting, followed by BUGS using directed searching provides the best of all options.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1998
Accession Number
ADA436049

Entities

People

  • Anthony J. Healey
  • B. Kim

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Cameras
  • Clearances
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Motion Planning
  • Munitions
  • Navigation
  • Robots
  • Simulations
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology

Technology Areas

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