Reconnaissance and Autonomy for Small Robots (RASR)

Abstract

The Reconnaissance and Autonomy for Small Robots (RASR) team developed a system for the coordination of groups of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) that can execute a variety of military relevant missions in dynamic urban environments. This entry to the MAGIC-2010 competition provides robust autonomous mobility for small UGVs as well as an innovative coordination strategy capable of dealing with communication losses. This effort involved the development of a system that used 1) a relevant deployable platform; 2) a minimum set of relatively inexpensive navigation and LADAR sensors; 3) an expandable and modular control system with innovative software algorithms to minimize computing footprint; and that minimized 4) required communications bandwidth to handle communication losses; and 5) additional power requirements to maximize battery life and mission duration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 29, 2012
Accession Number
ADA563335

Entities

People

  • Alberto Lacaze

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy
  • Control Systems
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Military Operations
  • Navigation
  • Reconnaissance
  • Software Design
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Ground Systems
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

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

Technology Areas

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