Robotic Follower Experimentation Results

Abstract

Robotics is a fundamental enabling technology required to meet the U.S. Army's vision to be a strategically responsive force capable of domination across the entire spectrum of conflict. The U. S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Tank Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center (TARDEC), in partnership with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, is developing a leader-follower capability for Future Combat Systems. The Robotic Follower Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) utilizes a manned leader to provide a high-level proofing of the follower's path, which operates with minimal user intervention. This paper will give a programmatic overview and discuss both the technical approach and operational experimentation results obtained during testing conducted at Ft. Bliss, New Mexico in February-March 2003.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA459224

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey J. Jaczkowski

Organizations

  • Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Command And Control
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Military Operations
  • Navigation
  • Operations Security
  • Robotics
  • Robots
  • Security
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

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