Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) NGCV-CFT
Abstract
The Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) Prototyping effort will produce unmanned combat vehicle prototypes with the purpose of providing prototypes that Soldiers will use to develop new Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) and new requirements to support Army Modernization priorities. RCV efforts will be executed in three (3) phases focused on increasing the complexity of RCV Soldier maneuvers and expanding prototype platform capability. These efforts will inform the Army's decision to initiate Robotic Combat Vehicle program(s) of record transitioning from Technology Demonstrations through Modeling and Simulation (M&S) development, prototype testing and iterative Soldier evaluations. This will stress technologies developed within the Science and Technology (S&T) base, assist the Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross Functional Team (NGCV CFT) with refining RCV requirements, and develop the CONOPS and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) for Manned / Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) in combat relevant missions. In order to accelerate user involvement with RCV platform capabilities, an RCV Prototyping effort will be executed through a three (3) phase activity. This project will finalize Phase 1's rapid prototype build of surrogate RCV platforms using existing robotized vehicles and conduct Soldier MUM-T evaluations at the platoon level (4 RCVs). In order to conduct larger scale MUM-T maneuvers and to continue to advance the autonomous performance of the robotic platforms, two additional platoons of RCVs (8 RCVs) will be built (Phase 2) leveraging existing contractor unmanned platforms for a total of a company set (12) RCVs. The company of RCVs will be used for Soldier experimentation building off of Phase 1 and providing additional refinement of CONOPs/TTPs. The RCV Phase 3 prototyping will incorporate lessons learned and develop, modify and/or produce innovative, unmanned platforms. Phase 3 efforts will integrate modular mission payloads for RCVs that investigate different approaches to solving operational challenges and build on opportunities from Phases 1 and 2. The RCV platforms will integrate and mature capabilities transitioned from S&T to include the latest autonomous mobility capability, improved user control interfaces and advanced sensing and aided target detection and recognition (AiTDR). The Phase 3 RCV platform requirements will be informed by the initial platoon and company experimentation and Soldier feedback. This program supports the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- CF4_0604017A_4_2040_PB_2022
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