Cancellation of the Army's Autonomous Navigation System

Abstract

The Army intended the Autonomous Navigation System (ANS) to enable ground robotic vehicles to partially drive and navigate themselves and to do so in remote areas with difficult terrain, by integrating sensors, processors, and software. Initially, the Army was developing the system as part of manned and unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) that were part of the Army's Future Combat System FCS) program. But after the cancellation of various FCS vehicles beginning in 2009, the Army planned to couple ANS with the yet-to-be developed Multi-Mission Unmanned Ground Vehicle (MM-UGV), which among many uses was intended to counter roadside bombs or improvised explosive devices (IED) in Iraq and Afghanistan. General Dynamics Robotic Systems (GDRS) was the contractor for ANS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 02, 2012
Accession Number
ADA562882

Entities

People

  • Belva Martin

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Cancellation
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Explosive Devices
  • Governments
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Navigation
  • Robotics
  • Standards
  • United States Government
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Vehicles

Readers

  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

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