Micro-Autonomous Systems Technology (MAST) CTA
Abstract
This project fosters basic research through the Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA), a competitively selected industry-university consortium which leverages world-class research necessary to address future force and Army Transformation needs. The CTA links a broad range of government technology agencies, as well as industrial and academic partners with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL). The MAST CTA focuses on innovative research in four main technical areas related to the coherent and collaborative operation of multiple micro autonomous platforms: microsystem mechanics, processing for autonomous operation, microelectronics, and platform integration. Payoff to the warfighter will be advanced technologies to support future force requirements in situational awareness. The CTA facilitates the exchange of people among the collaborating organizations to provide cross-organizational perspectives on basic research challenges, and to make available to the Alliance state-of-the-art facilities and equipment at the participating organizations. Work in this project complements and is fully coordinated with the U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC); the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center (NSRDEC); and the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). The cited work is consistent with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering science and technology priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this project is performed by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in Adelphi, MD.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- H54_0601104A_1_2040_PB_2016
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